# Teledyne e2v awarded second phase of €42M ESA contract for PLATO mission

The European Space Agency awarded Teledyne e2v the second phase of a €42 million contract to produce CCD image sensors for the PLATO mission. The contract includes manufacturing and delivery of 114 CCDs.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-06-04
- Where: Chelmsford, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $47.0M (42.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: CCD image sensors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [European Space Agency](https://endata.com/companies/19997.md) (customer)
- [Teledyne e2v](https://endata.com/companies/32337.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [siliconsemiconductor.net](https://siliconsemiconductor.net/article/104500/Teledyne_e2v_awarded_second_phase_of_%C3%A2%E2%80%9A%C2%AC42M_for_custom_image_sensors_), 2018-06-04: "The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Teledyne e2v, a division of Teledyne Technologies, with the second phase of a €42M ($47M) contract to produce high-end Charge Coupled Device (CCD) visible light image sensors for the PLATO mission."

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