CHEOPS Announcement of Opportunity (AO-3)
15 February 2022
Proposals are solicited in response to the third, and final, Announcement of Opportunity (AO-3) for observing time in the CHEOPS Guest Observers Programme during the nominal mission. This AO covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 24 September 2023.
Full details of the Announcement, including all relevant documentation, are given on the ESA webpage dedicated to the Call:
https://cosmos.esa.int/web/cheops-guest-observers-programme/ao-3
| The key dates relevant to this announcement include: | |
| Release of CHEOPS AO-3 | 15 February 2022 |
| Deadline for submission of proposals | 15 March 2022 (midday GMT/UTC, 13:00 CEST) |
| Meeting of the Time Allocation Committee | 11-13 May 2022 |
| Announcement of awarded time | By 25 May 2022 |
| Preparation of Phase II inputs | 1 – 24 June 2022 |
| Start of observing of AO-3 programmes | 1 July 2022 |
| * it may be possible to start observations a few days earlier, however this cannot be guaranteed | |
All proposals must be prepared and submitted in electronic form using the CHEOPS Phase I Proposal Handling Tool that is accessed from the CHEOPS AO-3 webpage noted above.
Last Update: 15 February 2022
