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Ariane 62 | ARIEL

ARIEL

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Launch Details

Date: 31 Dec 2031, 12:00 am UTC

Rocket: Ariane 62 (Ariane)

Provider: Arianespace

Mission

Type: Astrophysics

Orbit: Sun-Earth L2

Pad: Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Description

Atmospheric Remote sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large survey mission (ARIEL) is an ESA telescope. During its 4-year mission, ARIEL will observe 1000 planets orbiting distant stars and make the first large-scale survey of the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres. For a selected number of exoplanets, ARIEL will also perform a deep survey of their cloud systems and study seasonal and daily atmospheric variations.