Airbus: In Orbit Commissioning of CHEOPS
(CercleFinance.com) - Airbus has received confirmation from ESA of a successful end to the In Orbit Commissioning (IOC) of CHEOPS.
Over the past two and a half months, Airbus has conducted operations to verify the satellite's performance (platform and instrument).
ESA has congratulated on the excellent work completed by Airbus' teams and has said that there were no issues preventing the start of operations and confirming the transfer of the mission from Airbus to INTA and the mission consortium.
Fernando Varela, Head of Space Systems in Spain, said, "The in-orbit delivery of the CHEOPS satellite is the culmination of the Airbus participation in the programme. It is the first European exoplanetary mission and the first ESA mission built by Airbus in Spain. The professionalism of the technical and engineering teams at Airbus was key to this success."
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Over the past two and a half months, Airbus has conducted operations to verify the satellite's performance (platform and instrument).
ESA has congratulated on the excellent work completed by Airbus' teams and has said that there were no issues preventing the start of operations and confirming the transfer of the mission from Airbus to INTA and the mission consortium.
Fernando Varela, Head of Space Systems in Spain, said, "The in-orbit delivery of the CHEOPS satellite is the culmination of the Airbus participation in the programme. It is the first European exoplanetary mission and the first ESA mission built by Airbus in Spain. The professionalism of the technical and engineering teams at Airbus was key to this success."
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