ESA's Gaia mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gaia_Archive
gptkbp:capacity petabytes of data
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:international_collaboration
gptkbp:data_type photometric data
positional data
spectroscopic data
gptkbp:elevation L2 Lagrange point
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:planet
astrophysics
stellar dynamics
galactic archaeology
gptkbp:goal create a 3 D map of the Milky Way
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ESA's Gaia mission
gptkbp:image gptkb:Gaia_Data_Processing_and_Analysis_Consortium
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
astrometric instrument
gptkbp:is_observed_in over 1.5 billion stars
gptkbp:launch_date 19 December 2013
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz-Fregat
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:2014
gptkbp:mission active
gptkbp:mission_duration 5 years
gptkbp:operator gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:purpose astrometry
gptkbp:released Gaia D R1
Gaia D R2
Gaia D R3
gptkbp:scientific_goals stellar population studies
understanding dark matter
testing general relativity
understanding the evolution of galaxies
studying the solar system
mapping the distribution of dark matter
searching for new stars
searching for exoplanets
studying the dynamics of star clusters
determining stellar motions
investigating the Milky Way's bulge
investigating the Milky Way's chemical composition
investigating the Milky Way's interstellar medium
mapping the Milky Way's spiral arms
mapping the Milky Way's stellar populations
mapping the Milky Way's structure
measuring stellar distances
searching for supernova remnants
searching for variable stars
studying the Milky Way's halo
studying the Milky Way's satellite galaxies
studying the Milky Way's star formation regions
studying the formation of the Milky Way
studying the kinematics of stars
understanding the Milky Way's formation history
understanding the Milky Way's stellar evolution.
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gaia_NIR