COROT
Facts About COROT:
Orbit: Polar, 827m
Classification: Spacecraft, Unmanned, Observatory
Names: COnvection ROtation et Transits planetaires
Developed by: CNES (France), ESA
Mission: To search for extrasolar planets with short orbital periods, particularly those of large terrestrial size, and to perform asteroseismology by measuring solar-like oscillations in stars.
Launched: 27th December, 2006