ESA CHEOPS Mission

Flight VS23: Soyuz – COSMO-SkyMed SG / CHEOPS / OPS-SAT / EyeSat / ANGELS: Launch delay - Arianespace

During final countdown operations for Flight VS23, the Soyuz launcher’s automated sequence was interrupted at 1 hour 25 minutes before liftoff.
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"Flight VS23: Soyuz – COSMO-SkyMed SG / CHEOPS / OPS-SAT / EyeSat / ANGELS: Launch delay

During final countdown operations for Flight VS23, the Soyuz launcher’s automated sequence was interrupted at 1 hour 25 minutes before liftoff.

As a result, the launch of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, CHEOPS, OPS-SAT, EyeSat, ANGELS satellites – originally scheduled for December 17 – has been postponed.

The Soyuz launcher and its satellite payloads were placed in a fully safe standby mode.

The new target launch date will be announced as soon as possible."
 
Following launch on 18 December 2019, the CHEOPS spacecraft was pointed in sequence to different directions in the sky as part of the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) activities. The test successfully demonstrated the in-orbit performance of the attitude control system and the thermal response of the spacecraft.
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ESA Science & Technology - CHEOPS pointing directions during Launch and Early Orbit Phase

CHEOPS pointing directions during Launch and Early Orbit Phase
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Unique exoplanet photobombs Cheops study of nearby star system

While exploring two exoplanets in a bright nearby star system, ESA’s exoplanet-hunting Cheops satellite has unexpectedly spotted the system’s third known planet crossing the face of the star. This transit reveals exciting details about a rare planet “with no known equivalent”, say the researchers.
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