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TAS chosen as partner in Plato

A step forward in the detection and observation of exoplanets

The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen OHB System AG as prime-contractor for a new program called PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars), with Thales Alenia Space (TAS) as a partner. Negotiations between ESA and OHB should be completed by mid-June 2018, with the satellite to be launched in 2026 for an initial mission length of 4.5 years. PLATO will be the third medium-class (M3) science...

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Rome, Italy, 05/18/2018 03:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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