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CHEOPS

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 98 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.1° from the equator, between 718 and 729 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About CHEOPS

CHEOPS is a satellite from the European Space Agency, launched on Dec 18, 2019 from French Guiana.

It circles Earth every 98 minutes (14.6 times a day), between 679 and 695 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.1° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

CHEOPS · 2019 European space telescope

Operated by
Swiss Space Office
Mass
58 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 21 days its lowest point went from 678 km to 679 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.