COROT
Sign in to saveAlso known as COnvection ROtation and planetary Transits, Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
CoRoT (French: ; English: Convection, Rotation and planetary Transits) was a space telescope mission which operated from 2006 to 2013. The mission's two objectives were to search for extrasolar planets with short orbital periods, particularly those of large terrestrial size, and to perform asteroseismology by measuring solar-like oscillations in stars. The mission was led by the French Space Agency (CNES) in conjunction with the European Space Agency (ESA) and other international partners.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- CoRoT
- Spaceflight.image
- COROT integration.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- The CoRoT satellite in the integration hall of Thales Alenia Space, Cannes
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Space telescope
- Spaceflight.operator
- CNESESA
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2006-063A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 29678
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Planned: 2.5 + 4 years Final:
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- CNESThales Alenia Space
- Spaceflight.power
- ≈380 W
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Baikonur LC-31/6
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- ArianespaceStarsem
- Spaceflight.disposal_type
- Decommissioned
- Spaceflight.deactivated
- UTC
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric
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