?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Ariel+mission%3A+a+mission+of+the+European+Space+Agency+for+the+characterization+of+exoplanets&rft.creator=Salvignol%2C+Jean-Christophe&rft.creator=Lueftinger%2C+Theresa&rft.creator=Saavedra+Criado%2C+Gonzalo&rft.creator=Fahmy%2C+Salma&rft.creator=Desportes+de+la+Fosse%2C+Camille&rft.creator=Rinaldi%2C+Riccardo&rft.creator=Colombo%2C+Cyril&rft.creator=Icardi%2C+Lidia&rft.creator=Knockaert%2C+Robert&rft.creator=Sechi%2C+Gianfranco&rft.creator=Puig%2C+Ludovic&rft.creator=Jollet%2C+Delphine&rft.creator=Svedevall%2C+Anders&rft.creator=Tirolien%2C+Thierry&rft.creator=Fels%2C+Raymond&rft.creator=Fiebrich%2C+Jorge&rft.creator=P%C3%A9richaud%2C+Marie-Genevi%C3%A8ve&rft.creator=Plitzke%2C+Anja&rft.creator=Milligan%2C+David&rft.creator=Mevi%2C+Claudio&rft.creator=Alves+de+Oliveira%2C+Catarina&rft.creator=Tinetti%2C+Giovanna&rft.creator=Eccleston%2C+Paul&rft.creator=Gabilan%2C+Christophe&rft.creator=Larue%2C+Ludovic&rft.creator=Oubrier%2C+Jacques&rft.creator=Qadir%2C+Ahmad&rft.description=Ariel%2C+part+of+the+European+Space+Agency's+(ESA)+Cosmic+Vision+science+program%2C+is+an+innovative+medium-class+mission+designed+for+atmospheric+remote+sensing+of+exoplanets.+It+is+the+first+mission+solely+dedicated+to+investigating+the+atmospheres+of+more+than+500+transiting+exoplanets%2C+ranging+from+gas+giants+to+super-Earths%2C+using+a+combination+of+transit+photometry+and+spectroscopy.+The+mission's+primary+goal+is+to+analyze+these+exoplanets'+chemical+composition+and+thermal+structures%2C+paving+the+way+for+large-scale%2C+comparative+planetology.+Ariel+is+scheduled+for+launch+in+2029+aboard+Ariane+6.2.+It+will+operate+from+an+orbit+around+the+Sun-Earth+system's+second+Lagrange+point.+The+mission+has+a+nominal+lifetime+of+four+years%2C+with+the+potential+for+a+two-year+extension.+The+spacecraft+comprises+two+main+modules%3A+the+Service+Module+(SVM)+and+the+Payload+Module+(PLM).+The+SVM+manages+platform+elements%2C+including+attitude+control%2C+power%2C+data+handling%2C+and+communication+systems.+The+PLM+incorporates+an+all-aluminium+cryogenic+telescope+with+two+scientific+instruments%2C+the+Ariel+IR+Spectrometer+(AIRS)+and+the+Fine+Guidance+System+(FGS).+The+Operational+Ground+Segment+consists+of+ground+stations+and+the+Mission+Operation+Centre+(MOC)+located+at+ESOC%2C+responsible+for+the+operations+of+the+spacecraft+and+instruments.+The+Science+Ground+Segment+(SGS)+consists+of+the+Science+Operation+Centre+(SOC)%2C+located+at+ESAC%2C+along+with+the+Instrument+Operations+and+Science+Data+Centre+(IOSDC)+provided+by+the+Ariel+Mission+Consortium+(AMC).+The+SGS+will+perform+the+science+mission+planning+as+well+as+processing+of+the+data+to+generate+the+mission+data+products+and+provision+of+the+Ariel+mission+archive+for+the+user+community.+While+ESA+holds+overall+responsibility+for+Ariel%2C+the+Ariel+Mission+Consortium+is+responsible+for+the+procurement+of+the+payload+units%2C+as+well+as+managing+the+IOSDC.+This+collaborative+effort+aims+to+unlock+the+mysteries+of+exoplanetary+atmospheres+and+deepen+our+understanding+of+these+distant+worlds.&rft.subject=Space+operations%3B+Equipment%3B+%0D%0AInterfaces%3B+Exoplanets%3B+Telescopes%3B+%0D%0ADesign%3B+Spectroscopy%3B+%0D%0AInfrared+spectroscopy%3B+Sensors%3B+%0D%0AExoplanetary+science&rft.publisher=SPIE&rft.contributor=Coyle%2C+Laura+E&rft.contributor=Matsuura%2C+Shuji&rft.contributor=Perrin%2C+Marshall+D&rft.date=2024-08-23&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Coyle%2C+Laura+E+and+Matsuura%2C+Shuji+and+Perrin%2C+Marshall+D%2C+(eds.)+Proceedings+of+SPIE%3A+Space+Telescopes+and+Instrumentation+2024%3A+Optical%2C+Infrared%2C+and+Millimeter+Wave.++(pp.+130921A).++SPIE%3A+Bellingham%2C+WA%2C+USA.+(2024)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10197943%2F1%2F130921A.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10197943%2F&rft.rights=open