Cheops satellite lifts off to study planets beyond solar system
by Agence France-Presse from on (#4WQX9)
Successful launch from French Guiana of European project comes day late after glitch
Europe's Cheops planet-hunting satellite has left Earth a day after its lift-off was delayed by a technical rocket glitch during the final countdown.
A 30cm telescope aboard has been designed to measure the density, composition and size of numerous exoplanets, which orbit stars beyond our solar system.
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