CHEOPS satellite

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
astronomer
gptkbp:aperture 32 cm
gptkbp:category gptkb:ESA_Cosmic_Vision_program
exoplanet missions
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:ESA_member_states
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:2019-092A
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:duration planned 3.5 years
gptkbp:elevation approximately 700 km
gptkbp:fieldOfView 0.32 degrees
gptkbp:firstLight 2020-01-07
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:Swiss_Space_Office
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CHEOPS satellite
gptkbp:inclination 98 degrees
gptkbp:instrument photometer
gptkbp:launchDate 2019-12-18
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Centre_Spatial_Guyanais
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Soyuz-ST-A
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Airbus_Defence_and_Space
gptkbp:mass approximately 280 kg
gptkbp:missionType astronomer
exoplanet research
gptkbp:name gptkb:CHaracterising_ExOPlanets_Satellite
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:University_of_Bern
gptkbp:nssdcaId gptkb:2019-092A
gptkbp:observedBy bright stars with known exoplanets
gptkbp:operator gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Sun-synchronous_orbit
gptkbp:powers 64 W
gptkbp:purpose study exoplanets
characterize exoplanet sizes
measure exoplanet transits
gptkbp:scientificGoals determine exoplanet radii with high precision
identify exoplanet atmospheres
study exoplanet densities
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:website https://cheops.unibe.ch/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ariane_rocket_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5