CHEOPS

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:University_of_Bern
gptkbp:analysis done by international teams
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:NASA
international partnerships
ESA and Switzerland
gptkbp:collection transit photometry
gptkbp:communication X-band
gptkbp:community exoplanet researchers
gptkbp:cooling_system passive thermal control
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:data_type FITS
light curves
gptkbp:data_usage for exoplanet characterization
gptkbp:design 3.5 years
gptkbp:developer approximately €50 million
gptkbp:elevation 700 km
gptkbp:focus small exoplanets
gptkbp:goal study exoplanet transits
gptkbp:has_ability high precision photometry
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:European_Space_Operations_Centre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CHEOPS
gptkbp:image done by ESA
gptkbp:impact advancing exoplanet science
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
CCD camera
gptkbp:launch_date December 18, 2019
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kourou,_French_Guiana
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz-2.1b
300 kg
gptkbp:lighting January 2020
gptkbp:mass 300 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:satellite
2024
active
successful
exoplanet observation
determine the size of exoplanets
discovery of new exoplanets
gptkbp:mission_duration 4 years
gptkbp:notable_models space-based observatory
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:ESA's_Cosmic_Vision_program
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:provides_information_on open access
gptkbp:receives_funding_from European Space Agency and Swiss government
gptkbp:released publicly available
gptkbp:research 2020-2024
peer-reviewed publications
monitoring transits
gptkbp:resolution 0.5 arcseconds
gptkbp:scientific_goals characterize exoplanet atmospheres
understanding planet formation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:PLATO
gptkbp:targets gptkb:LHS_1140_b
bright stars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ESA
gptkb:ESA_(European_Space_Agency)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4