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Cheops satellite
- Reference
- e-sou07-00100
- Date
- 2018-08-27
Artist's impression of Cheops, ESA's Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, in orbit above Earth. In this view the satellite's telescope cover is open. CHEOPS is a planned European space telescope for the study of the formation of extrasolar planets.
CHEOPS is to be ready to launch in early 2019.