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
- Slug
- 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.
- Manufacturer Id
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- Operator Id
- vh76e0gh65et98bds1b49cvt8h89n8e5
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7rv4rx2y8hs0s19xvh13nk4n8aqngz
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:59:34 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:59:34 AM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2013-12-19
- Last Flight Date
- 2025-03-27
- Vehicle Code
- Gaia