CHEOPS, CHaracterising ExOPLanet Satellite Launch

CHEOPS - CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite - is the first mission dedicated to searching for exoplanetary transits by performing ultra-high precision photometry on bright stars already known to host planets.

Date of launch: mid-December 2019 tbc

Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana)

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