Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT
SuccessGaia · Arianespace
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Dec 19, 2013, 09:12 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Dec 19, 2013, 09:12 UTC – Thursday, Dec 19, 2013, 09:12 UTC
Provider
Arianespace
Rocket
Launch pad
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Gaia
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Sun-Earth L2 (L2)
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.
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