ESA has announced the launch date of the exoplanets research satellite

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced that the satellite characterization of the exoplanet satellite (Cheops) intended for the search for exoplanets would be launched between October 15 and November 14, 2019. As announced on the website of the Agency, the launch will take place be made with the rocket Soyuz Kourou.

It should be noted that the satellite will operate in low Earth orbit at an altitude of 700 km. It will observe the changes of brightness of a single star around which can rotate exoplanets. Using Cheops' ability to record several transits of the exoplanet across the star disk, the researchers hope to accurately measure the size of the celestial bodies.

In addition, scientists hope to obtain data on the composition of planets, stars and orbits around the world, allowing them to follow the formation and evolution of the planets, which are Neptune and supertall.

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