Policies & Procedures

This document serves as the authorative guide for the PLATO Guest Observers Programme. It outlines the policies and procedures for preparing and submitting proposals to request observing time in response to an Announcement of Opportunity (AO). The information contained in the current version takes precedence over all other or earlier documentation, as well as any illustrative examples provided on the webpages.

Current version:

Policies & Procedures - released 7 April 2026

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.