ARIEL
Ariane 62, Arianespace
Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch time
No earlier than
NET second half of 2031
Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
How sure is this date?
The source gives year half 2 precision. Launch plans can change.
Source updated
UpdatedSlip history
No changes since we started tracking on .
- LL2 update
NET H2 2031, with Comet Interceptor moved to a dedicated launch.
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Mission
ARIEL on Ariane 62 from Ariane Launch Area 4. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.
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.
- Mission type
- Astrophysics
- Orbit
- Sun-Earth L2
Mission patches
- ESA Ariel Patch
Patch artwork is not shown because its image licence is unconfirmed.
Launch timeline
No timeline has been provided by the source.
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana (GF)
Coordinates: 5.256319, -52.786838
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