CHEOPS, the Characterising Exoplanets Satellite, is a European space telescope built to measure the sizes of known extrasolar planets so that their density and composition can be estimated. Launched on 18 December 2019 on a Soyuz rocket from Kourou, it is the first small-class mission of ESA's Cosmic Vision programme and was run as a partnership between ESA and the Swiss Space Office. The satellite is roughly a cube of 1.5 metres with a hexagonal base, uses a standard small satellite platform and carries a 30 centimetre Ritchey-Chretien telescope. It flies in a sun-synchronous orbit of about 700 kilometres. After a competition ESA selected Airbus Defence and Space in Spain as the spacecraft builder. The mission was extended in 2023 to 2026.
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Launched on 18 December 2019, it is the first Small-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision science programme.
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CHEOPS (Characterising Exoplanets Satellite) is a European space telescope.
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After a competition phase, Airbus Defence and Space in Spain was selected as the spacecraft builder.
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