Welcome to the CHEOPS website!
- 2019-12-18 9:54:20 Soyuz liftoff in Kourou
- 2020-01-09 First dark image taken
- 2020-01-29 Cover of the telescope successfully opened and latched
- First images successfully taken, everything looks good!
- 2020-03-25 In-Orbit Commissioning successfully passed; preparing for routine operations starting on 18 April
- 2019-12-18 9:54:20 Soyuz liftoff in Kourou
- 2020-01-09 First dark image taken
- 2020-01-29 Cover of the telescope successfully opened and latched
- First images successfully taken, everything looks good!
- 2020-03-25 In-Orbit Commissioning successfully passed; preparing for routine operations starting on 18 April
CHEOPS' location
Live position of the CHEOPS satellite
The Mission
This is the official consortium homepage of the CHEOPS mission. CHEOPS is the first S-class mission from ESA and was selected in October 2012. CHEOPS was successfully launched on December 18th 2019.
CHEOPS stands for CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite. It is a small photometric observatory to be launched into low Earth orbit to measure transits of exoplanets. See the «Executive Summary» for a short overview.
Please use the menu for further information. The majority of the homepage is currently only available in English. The menu item «public» is also available in German and French.
CHEOPS-Children’s Drawings Campaign
Shown below are 3 of the 2748 drawings that will fly into space with the CHEOPS satellite.
CHEOPS Cartoon
News
CHEOPS space telescope ready for scientific operation
April 20th, 2020
CHEOPS has reached its next milestone: Following extensive tests in Earth's orbit, some of which ...
CHEOPS space telescope takes its first pictures
February 7th, 2020
Next milestone in the commissioning of CHEOPS: After the successful opening of the space telescop...
Cheops launch preparations
February 5th, 2020
Last Wednesday, the CHEOPS team could successfully open the lid of the space telescope. How CHEOP...
Picture of the Month
CHEOPS Science Team meeting “Padova” – Online group picture
April 20th, 2020
As a consequence of the coronavirus crisis, the CHEOPS Science Team meeting from April 6th to 8th...