Euclid timeline

    Please note: data release dates are tentative and will have to be confirmed.

    What comes next:
    Mar 2025 Quick Euclid release 1 (Q1).
    Jun 2026 Data Release 1 (DR1).
       
    Milestones so far:
    May 2024 Early Release Observations: data release.
    14 Feb 2024 Start of the nominal survey.
    Nov 2023 Euclid first images are released to the public.
    1 July 2023 Euclid launch!
    Nov 2018 End of the mission critical design phase.
    Oct 2015 End of the preliminary design phase.
    Mar 2014 NASA endorses funding for ENSCI, the US datacentre at IPAC.
    Nov 2013 Euclid Multi-Lateral Agreement was signed by the payload funding agencies.
    July 2013 ESA selected Thales Alenia Space as the spacecraft prime contractor.
    Jan 2013 NASA joined the mission: A Memorandum of Understanding between ESA and NASA was signed.
    Dec 2012 ESA selected Astrium Toulouse as the payload module prime contractor.
    Jun 2012 Mission Adoption and start of the implementation phase.
    Oct 2011 Euclid is selected by ESA for implementation.
    Jul 2010 Start of the definition phase (phase A study).
    Dec 2009 Presentation to the community and yellow book: ESA selects Euclid, Plato and Solar Orbiter for Phase A.
    Dec 2008 Start a 1 year assesment phase.
    Nov 2007 Selection of proposals and concept definition.
    Mar 2007 Cosmic Vision ESA Call for Proposals.

     

    Consortium Meetings and workshops

    Please note: Attendance to these meetings is restricted to consortium members and invited guests.

    17 - 21 June 2024 2024 Annual Consortium Meeting (Rome)
    19 - 23 June 2023 2023 Annual Consortium Meeting (Copenhagen)
    25 - 29 April 2022 2022 Annual Consortium Meeting (Oslo)
    25 - 28 May 2021 2021 Annual Consortium Meeting (Lausanne) virtual
    4 - 8 May 2020 2020 Euclid Consortium Meeting (Barcelona) virtual
    4 - 7 June 2019 2019 Annual Euclid Consortium Meeting (Helsinki)
    11 - 15 June 2018 2018 Annual Euclid Consortium Meeting (Bonn)
    5 - 8 June 2017 2017 Euclid Consortium Meeting, 100 years of Λ (London)
    1 Dec 2016 Euclid Blue Grism Workshop (IAP Paris)
    20 - 23 Sep 2016 2016 Euclid Photometric Calibration Workshop (ESAC)
    30 May - 2 June 2016 2016 Annual Euclid Consortium Meeting (Lisbon)
    8 - 12 June 2015 2015 Annual Euclid Consortium Meeting (Lausanne)
    5 - 9 May 2014 2014 Annual Euclid Consortium Meeting (Marseille)
    13 - 15 May 2013 2013 Annual Euclid Consortium Meeting (Leiden)
    15 - 16 May 2012 2012 Euclid Mission Meeting (Copenhagen)

     

    ESA workshops

    25 - 28 Oct 2022 Galaxy Evolution with the ESA Euclid mission and ESO telescopes (ESAC, Spain)