THE CHEOPS SATELLITE IS DEPLOYED TO STUDY EXOPLANETS IN 2017 -BrosTV

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Published on February 28, 2017 5:00:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmDNHyvcS7o

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In 2017, the European Space Agency (ESA) launches a new satellite to study exoplanets. Its focus of study is nearby star systems already known to host planets. The small CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite, called Cheops, operates in a Sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit at an altitude of 500 miles (800 km) and has a mission lifetime of around 3.5 years. It is powerful and precise enough to form accurate measurements of a planet's radius, as well as determining the likely density and internal structure.* The mission also provides unique targets for more detailed studies of atmospheres by the next generation of telescopes now being built, such as the ground-based European Extremely Large Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.