Timeline for Selection of M-class missions
Timeline for M1/M2 candidate missions
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| Activity | Date |
| Call for proposals for Cosmic Vision missions | March 2007 |
| Selection of M-class candidate missions for assessment studies | October 2007 |
| ESA internal assessment phase of candidate missions | November 2007 - May 2008 |
| Industrial assessment phase and parallel payload definition studies | June 2008 - August 2009 |
| Open presentation of study results & Working Group recommendation for definition study phase | December 2009 - January 2010 |
| SSAC down selection recommendation to 3 missions for the competitive definition phase | January 2010 |
| SPC decision on 3 missions for the competitive definition phase | February 2010 |
| Three missions in competitive definition phase | April 2010 - September 2011 |
| Working group/SSAC evaluation and recommendation for adoption of 2 missions | September 2011 |
| SPC selection of 2 missions for implementation | October 2011 |
| Mission launch year targets (M1, M2) | 2017, 2020 |
Timeline for M3 candidate missions
| Activity | Date |
| Call for new M-class mission for M3 launch opportunity | July 2010 |
| Selection of four M-class candidate missions for assessment studies | February 2011 |
| ESA internal assessment phase of candidate missions | March 2011 - October 2011 |
| Industrial assessment phase and parallel definition studies of model payload | February 2012 - December 2013 |
| Call for proposals for scientific payload, including science ground segment elements, for the candidate missions | September 2012 |
| SSAC recommendation on scientific payloads | Before February 2013 |
| SPC selection of scientific payloads | February 2013 |
| Definition studies on selected payloads | February 2013 - September 2013 |
| SSAC down selection recommendation for one mission for the M3 launch opportunity | Before end 2013 |
| SPC selection of one mission for the M3 launch opportunity | End 2013 |
| Working group/SSAC evaluation and recommendation for adoption of mission | Before November 2015 |
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SPC adoption of mission |
November 2015 |
| Mission launch year target | by 2024 |
Last Update: 12 Mar 2013
