PLATO DEFINITION STUDY REPORT (RED BOOK)
Publication date: 04 April 2017
Page: 1-139
Year: 2017
Copyright: ESA
Reference: ESA-SCI(2017)1
In February 2014, PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillation of stars) was selected as the M3 mission in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 programme. This report (also known as the Red Book) provides a high-level summary of the large number of scientific and technical documents produced as outcome of the definition study for the PLATO mission.
PLATO YELLOW BOOK
Authors: PLATO Study Team
Page: 1-107 Year: 2013
Copyright: ESA
Reference: ESA/SRE(2013)5.
This is the Assessment Study Report (Yellow Book) for PLATO – a candidate mission for the M3 launch opportunity in Cosmic Vision.
PLATO Defintion Phase Study report RED BOOK
Publication date: 25 Jul 2011
Issue: 1.0
Year: 2011
Copyright: ESA
Reference: ESA/SRE(2011)13
This report, the so-called Red Book, describes the outcome of the mission definition study (Phase A) for the PLATO mission.
PLATO assessment study report is available here
YELLOW BOOK
Copyright: ESA
This report presents an overview of the assessment study phase of the PLATO candidate M-class Cosmic Vision mission.
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