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N° 24-2019: Call for Media: Cheops launch to study exoplanets

Cheops, ESA’s ‘Characterising Exoplanet Satellite’, is scheduled to be launched on a Soyuz-Fregat rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 09:54 CET on 17 December 2019. Representatives of traditional and social media are invited to apply for accreditation to follow the launch live from ESA’s European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) near Madrid, Spain.

10 DEC. 2019 publication date

Webstreaming

ESA Web TV will cover the launch live from 09:30 CET at esawebtv.esa.int

Social media

For live updates throughout the launch period, follow @ESA_CHEOPS and @esascience on Twitter. The official hashtag is #cheops

Information

More information about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/cheops
A media kit is also available.

In-depth information about Cheops: http://sci.esa.int/cheops

Images and videos

Images and videos of Cheops: https://sci.esa.int/web/cheops/multimedia-gallery

Images of Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=imagesVideos about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=videos

ESA’s Photo Library for Professionals: http://www.esa-photolibrary.com
ESA’s Video Library for Professionals: http://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals

Terms and conditions for using ESA images: www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

Webstreaming

ESA Web TV will cover the launch live from 09:30 CET at esawebtv.esa.int

Social media

For live updates throughout the launch period, follow @ESA_CHEOPS and @esascience on Twitter. The official hashtag is #cheops

Information

More information about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/cheops
A media kit is also available.

In-depth information about Cheops: http://sci.esa.int/cheops

Images and videos

Images and videos of Cheops: https://sci.esa.int/web/cheops/multimedia-gallery

Images of Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=imagesVideos about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=videos

ESA’s Photo Library for Professionals: http://www.esa-photolibrary.com
ESA’s Video Library for Professionals: http://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals

Terms and conditions for using ESA images: www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

Webstreaming

ESA Web TV will cover the launch live from 09:30 CET at esawebtv.esa.int

Social media

For live updates throughout the launch period, follow @ESA_CHEOPS and @esascience on Twitter. The official hashtag is #cheops

Information

More information about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/cheops
A media kit is also available.

In-depth information about Cheops: http://sci.esa.int/cheops

Images and videos

Images and videos of Cheops: https://sci.esa.int/web/cheops/multimedia-gallery

Images of Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=imagesVideos about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=videos

ESA’s Photo Library for Professionals: http://www.esa-photolibrary.com
ESA’s Video Library for Professionals: http://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals

Terms and conditions for using ESA images: www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

Provisional schedule at ESA’s ESAC astronomy centre, 17 December

Webstreaming

ESA Web TV will cover the launch live from 09:30 CET at esawebtv.esa.int

Social media

For live updates throughout the launch period, follow @ESA_CHEOPS and @esascience on Twitter. The official hashtag is #cheops

Information

More information about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/cheops
A media kit is also available.

In-depth information about Cheops: http://sci.esa.int/cheops

Images and videos

Images and videos of Cheops: https://sci.esa.int/web/cheops/multimedia-gallery

Images of Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=imagesVideos about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=videos

ESA’s Photo Library for Professionals: http://www.esa-photolibrary.com
ESA’s Video Library for Professionals: http://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals

Terms and conditions for using ESA images: www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

Follow online

Webstreaming

ESA Web TV will cover the launch live from 09:30 CET at esawebtv.esa.int

Social media

For live updates throughout the launch period, follow @ESA_CHEOPS and @esascience on Twitter. The official hashtag is #cheops

Information

More information about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/cheops
A media kit is also available.

In-depth information about Cheops: http://sci.esa.int/cheops

Images and videos

Images and videos of Cheops: https://sci.esa.int/web/cheops/multimedia-gallery

Images of Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=imagesVideos about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=videos

ESA’s Photo Library for Professionals: http://www.esa-photolibrary.com
ESA’s Video Library for Professionals: http://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals

Terms and conditions for using ESA images: www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

About the European Space Agency

Webstreaming

ESA Web TV will cover the launch live from 09:30 CET at esawebtv.esa.int

Social media

For live updates throughout the launch period, follow @ESA_CHEOPS and @esascience on Twitter. The official hashtag is #cheops

Information

More information about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/cheops
A media kit is also available.

In-depth information about Cheops: http://sci.esa.int/cheops

Images and videos

Images and videos of Cheops: https://sci.esa.int/web/cheops/multimedia-gallery

Images of Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=imagesVideos about Cheops: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=cheops&result_type=videos

ESA’s Photo Library for Professionals: http://www.esa-photolibrary.com
ESA’s Video Library for Professionals: http://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals

Terms and conditions for using ESA images: www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

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