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2013 · Arianespace

Gaia

successSoyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Gaia

Gaia's ambitious mission is to chart a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way, in process revealing the composition, formation and evolution of our galaxy.

Overview

Date / time
December 19, 2013 at 09:12 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Soyuz Launch Complex
Mission
Gaia
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Sun-Earth L2
Launch vehicle
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 1

GAIA
Deep Space