Arianespace

Gaia

Soyuz STB Fregat-MT

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, December 19, 2013 · 09:12 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Sun-Earth L2 (L2)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz STB Fregat-MT

Variant: Fregat-MT

Launch Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.302° N, 52.835° W

6

Pad Launches

232

Location Launches

217

Agency Launches

77

Orbital This Year

← Back to Launches