CHEOPS mission

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:affiliated_with various European universities
gptkbp:analysis ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:collaboration ESA member states
ESA and Swiss Space Office
gptkbp:collection transit method
gptkbp:communication X-band
gptkbp:community gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:data_type FITS
light curves
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:exoplanet
gptkbp:expected_results improved understanding of exoplanet atmospheres
gptkbp:funding European Space Agency budget
gptkbp:has_ability high precision photometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CHEOPS mission
gptkbp:impact enhanced knowledge of planetary systems
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:is_considered cross-referencing with other missions
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2019
December 18, 2019
gptkbp:launch_mass 300 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Centre_Spatial_Guyanais
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz
gptkbp:legacy contribution to exoplanet science
gptkbp:lighting January 2020
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kourou,_French_Guiana
gptkbp:mission gptkb:2023
gptkb:Kepler_mission
operational
space environment
international scientists
new exoplanet discoveries
identify potential habitable planets
ESA project team
exoplanet population studies
determine size and density of exoplanets
first dedicated exoplanet mission by ESA
gptkbp:mission_duration 3.5 years
gptkbp:mission_technology advanced photometric techniques
gptkbp:mission_type exoplanet characterization
gptkbp:notable_mission first step towards understanding planetary systems
gptkbp:operator gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbit_type low Earth orbit
gptkbp:partnerships collaboration with NASA
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:provides_information_on open access policy
gptkbp:publications peer-reviewed articles
gptkbp:purpose characterize exoplanets
gptkbp:released public data releases
gptkbp:research targeted observations
gptkbp:scientific_goals study transits of exoplanets
gptkbp:scientific_instruments CHaracterising Ex OPlanet Satellite
gptkbp:successor gptkb:PLATO_mission
gptkbp:targets bright stars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Observatory_of_Belgium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6