ESA: #1 CHEOPS spacecraft hardware delivery
This is the first entry in the CHEOPS Journal, a series of articles documenting milestones in the first small (S-class) mission of ESA’s Science Programme. With a compressed schedule – only 5 years...
View ArticleSend your drawing into space with CHEOPS
Do you want to send your art into space on the new CHEOPS satellite? ESA and its mission partners are inviting children to submit drawings that will be miniaturised and engraved on two plaques that...
View ArticleInspecting the first CHEOPS hardware
At the University of Bern, the first hardware for the CHEOPS space telescope was delivered and inspected. This included the support structure for the Baffle and Cover Assembly (BCA). In June,...
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Print CHEOPS in 3D
Print your own personal 3D model of the ESA space telescope CHEOPS. You can download the construction manual and the data files (.stl) for your 3D printer. Have fund with the construction of CHEOPS!...
View ArticleTesting CHEOPS at the University of Bern
The space telescope dedicated to characterize exoplanets is taking shape. A camera installed in the clean room in Bern shows how the CHEOPS team prepares the structural and thermal model for tests in...
View ArticleColoring picture for small children
We have created a coloring picture for small children, which you can print and color. Coloring picture for small children The post Coloring picture for small children appeared first on CHEOPS.
View ArticleCHEOPS Papermodel
Do you want a model of the space telescope CHEOPS for your home? Print out the cut-out sheets (recommended paperweight min. 180 g/m2 ) and build CHEOPS yourself< CHEOPS Papermodel Instructions The...
View ArticleSuccessful CHEOPS test
The video shows the successful baffle cover opening test performed at Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) – Spain after the spacecraft mechanical environmental campaign. The cover, which is used to protect...
View ArticleCHEOPS assembly at Airbus
The video shows the assembly, integration and verification (AIV) of the CHEOPS structural qualification model at Airbus Defence and Space in Madrid in 2015 and the successful test campaign at...
View ArticleVibration Test at RUAG Space
When CHEOPS will be launched in 2018 it will be subjected to very high vibration loads. The vibration test of the structural model at RUAG Space in Zurich in October 2015 simulated the launch of the...
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CHEOPS-Children’s Drawings Campaign
The flying drawings are selected! The children drawings campaign was very successful. Switzerland and the other participating countries received thousands of drawings of which we now drew the selection...
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Delivery of the instrument engineering model
The CHEOPS spacecraft continues its fast-track implementation with the delivery of the instrument Engineering Model for integration on the satellite Electrical and Functional Model. Read more on the...
View ArticleCHEOPS Science Workshop #4
The CHaracterizing ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) will be dedicated to search for transits by means of ultrahigh precision photometry on bright stars already known to host planets. It is the first...
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The Universe from a Child’s Perspective
“The Universe provides ample scope to use one’s own imagination,” says Anna Lehninger. The art historian investigates children’s drawings as a cultural asset and has had a look at the pictures...
View ArticleSwiss government visits CHEOPS
All seven members of the Swiss Federal Council paid the Center for Space and Habitability of the University of Bern a visit. They were informed about the important role the university plays in space...
View ArticleSteady progress for CHEOPS
The CHEOPS mission continues to make steady progress with a number of milestones being successfully met. In the past few months these have included the completion of the System Critical Design Review,...
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Test of the CHEOPS CCD
This interactive page describes the different elements of the optical bench to test and calibrate the entire optics of the CHEOPS space telescope including the CCD detector. The photo was taken in the...
View ArticlePlanetarium show about exoplanets
From the beginning of December the topic of exoplanets will inspire the audience of the planetarium of the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne. The new show titled “Out There” was written by the...
View ArticleCHEOPS solar arrays tested and built
Over the last 10 months, the CHEOPS solar cell assemblies have been put through their paces in the test facilities at industry and in the Solar Generator Laboratory of the Power Systems Division...
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