On December 18, 2019 CHEOPS lifts off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana
On December 18, 2019 CHEOPS lifts off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana © ESA - S. Corvaja After two years in orbit, the CHEOPS space telescope has exceeded expectations. By reliably revealing details of some of the most fascinating exoplanets, it has quickly become a key instrument for astronomers in Europe and has led to fruitful collaborations throughout the continent. CHEOPS is a joint mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Switzerland, under the aegis of the University of Bern in collaboration with the University of Geneva. Since its launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, on December 18 2019, the CHEOPS telescope in Earth's orbit has demonstrated its functionality and precision beyond expectations. That it would ever to get to that point was never a certainty and would have almost been impossible due to the Corona virus pandemic. A key part of European astronomy. "We were very lucky that things went so smoothly.
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