2013–2020: New Spacefaring Nations and Sample Return
CHEOPS
Characterizes known exoplanets.
Era 5 of 6 · full record in the catalog
- Launch
- 18 Dec 2019
- Lead / partner
- ESA
- Target
- Earth orbit
- Category
- Exoplanet astronomy
- Status
- Operational
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-ST-A
- Mass
- 273 kg
- Orbit / trajectory
- Geocentric orbit
- Duration
- 3.5 years (nominal) + 3 years (extended) Elapsed: ''(in progress) ''
Why it happened
CHEOPS flew during 2013–2020: New Spacefaring Nations and Sample Return, as part of ESA's work toward earth orbit. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.
The mission
The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: Characterizes known exoplanets.
Results
Characterizes known exoplanets.
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Sources & image credits
- The Cosmonaut, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5 ca · license: cc-by-sa-2.5-ca (source, checked 2026-08-24)
- Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
- Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog
