ESA Gaia Astrometry Spacecraft
ESA astrometry spacecraft that mapped the positions, distances, motions, and properties of nearly two billion stars and other celestial objects from the Sun-Earth L2 region.
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Identity
- Aliases
- GaiaGaia missionGaia astrometry observatory
- Family Name
- Gaia
- Full Name
- ESA Gaia Astrometry Spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- ESA astrometry spacecraft that mapped the positions, distances, motions, and properties of nearly two billion stars and other celestial objects from the Sun-Earth L2 region.
- First Flight Year
- 2,013
- Last Flight Year
- 2,025
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 22:07:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 18:53:54 UTC