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PLATO HIGH Level Organisation

        

MOC: Mission Operations Centre
SOC: Science Operations Centre
SGS: Science Ground Segment      
​​​​​​​GOP: Ground-based Observations Programme

Solid lines: Reporting
Dashed lines: Advisory

 

Project Manager:
Thomas Walloschek (ESA)		 PLATO PI:
Heike Rauer (DLR)		 Lead Project Scientist:
Ana Heras (ESA)
H/PLATO & Ariel Mission Operations Unit (MOC):
David Milligan (ESA)		 PLATO co-PI:
Isabella Pagano (INAF)		 Project Scientist:
Maximilian Günther (ESA)
SOC Development Manager:
Laurence O'Rourke (ESA)		 PLATO co-PI:
J. Miguel Mas-Hesse (CAB/INTA)		 ​​​​​​​

PLATO co-PI:
​​​​​​​Don Pollacco (U. Warwick)
Questions about the PLATO mission or its Guest Observers Programme? Please contact our PLATO Helpdesk. This will connect you with our PLATO Science Operations Centre and technical specialists from our PLATO Mission Consortium, and our team will be happy to assist you. This website was last updated on 14 September 2026.