Hipparcos astrometry spacecraft
Hipparcos was ESA pioneering space astrometry spacecraft. It scanned the sky from a highly elliptical Earth orbit to measure stellar positions, distances, motions, and brightness with unprecedented precision.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Hipparcos satelliteHipparcos astrometry mission spacecraft
- Family Name
- Hipparcos
- Full Name
- Hipparcos astrometry spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatory
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Hipparcos was ESA pioneering space astrometry spacecraft. It scanned the sky from a highly elliptical Earth orbit to measure stellar positions, distances, motions, and brightness with unprecedented precision.
- First Flight Year
- 1,989
- Last Flight Year
- 1,989
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:47:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:47:33 UTC
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