Gaia Space Observatory
The exact Gaia observatory launched on Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT flight VS06, completed more than three trillion observations of nearly two billion objects from Sun-Earth L2, and was passivated in a heliocentric retirement orbit on March 27, 2025.
Identity
- Aliases
- Gaia spacecraftESA GaiaESA billion-star surveyor
- Name
- Gaia Space Observatory
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- The exact Gaia observatory launched on Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT flight VS06, completed more than three trillion observations of nearly two billion objects from Sun-Earth L2, and was passivated in a heliocentric retirement orbit on March 27, 2025.
- First Flight Date
- 2013-12-19
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 02:59:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 17, 2026 at 02:59:34 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2025-03-27
- Search Name
- Gaia Space Observatory Gaia spacecraft ESA Gaia ESA billion-star surveyor
- Vehicle Code
- Gaia