ESA's Plato Clears Space‑Like Tests Ahead of 2027 Launch Window
TL;DR
ESA's Plato spacecraft completed rigorous space-like testing in the Large Space Simulator, validating its cameras and thermal systems under extreme hot/cold conditions as it edges toward an early 2027 launch on Ariane 6 to hunt Earth-like exoplanets around Sun-like stars.
- Plato aces space-like tests European Space Agency
- Plato returns to a cleanroom European Space Agency
- Plato leaves the Large Space Simulator European Space Agency
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