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Paper Abstract
The European Space Agency (ESA) Science Programme Committee (SPC) selected CHEOPS (Characterizing Exoplanets
Satellite) in October 2012 as the first S-class mission (S1) within the Agency’s Scientific Programme, targeting
launch readiness by the end of 2017. The CHEOPS mission is devoted to the first-step characterization of known
exoplanets orbiting bright stars, to be achieved through the precise measurement of exo-planet radii using the technique
of transit photometry. It is implemented as a partnership between ESA and a consortium of Member States led by
Switzerland.
CHEOPS is considered as a pilot case for implementing ”small science missions” in ESA with the following
requirements: science driven missions selected through an open Call for missions (bottom-up process); spacecraft
development schedule much shorter than for M and L missions, in the range of 4 years; and cost-capped missions to ESA
with possibly higher Member States involvement than for M or L missions.
The paper describes the CHEOPS development status, focusing on the performed hardware manufacturing and test
activities.
Paper Details
Date Published: 29 July 2016
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990429 (29 July 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2231571
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9904:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Howard A. MacEwen; Giovanni G. Fazio; Makenzie Lystrup; Natalie Batalha; Nicholas Siegler; Edward C. Tong, Editor(s)
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990429 (29 July 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2231571
Show Author Affiliations
N. Rando, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
J. Asquier, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
C. Corral Van Damme, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
K. Isaak, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
F. Ratti, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
J. Asquier, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
C. Corral Van Damme, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
K. Isaak, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
F. Ratti, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
F. Safa, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
R. Southworth, European Space Operations Ctr. (Germany)
C. Broeg, Univ. of Bern (Switzerland)
W. Benz, Univ. of Bern (Switzerland)
R. Southworth, European Space Operations Ctr. (Germany)
C. Broeg, Univ. of Bern (Switzerland)
W. Benz, Univ. of Bern (Switzerland)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9904:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Howard A. MacEwen; Giovanni G. Fazio; Makenzie Lystrup; Natalie Batalha; Nicholas Siegler; Edward C. Tong, Editor(s)
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