ESA CHEOPS mission: development status

N. Rando; J. Asquier; C. Corral Van Damme; K. Isaak; F. Ratti; F. Safa; R. Southworth; C. Broeg; W. Benz

doi:10.1117/12.2231571

29 July 2016 ESA CHEOPS mission: development status

N. Rando, J. Asquier, C. Corral Van Damme, K. Isaak, F. Ratti, F. Safa, R. Southworth, C. Broeg, W. Benz

Proceedings Volume 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 990429 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231571
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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.

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N. Rando, J. Asquier, C. Corral Van Damme, K. Isaak, F. Ratti, F. Safa, R. Southworth, C. Broeg, and W. Benz "ESA CHEOPS mission: development status", Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990429 (29 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231571

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