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ARIEL
Ariane 62
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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 62
- Mission type
- Astrophysics
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Earth L2
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 4
- Provider
- Arianespace
The vehicle
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Launch vehicle
Ariane 62
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
- Height
- 63 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 5
- First flight
- 2024-07-09
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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DestinationSun-Earth L2
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