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

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