Gaia (spacecraft)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
astronomer
gptkbp:catalogue over 1 billion stars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaia (spacecraft)
gptkbp:instrument astrometric instrument
photometric instrument
spectroscopic instrument
gptkbp:launchDate 2013-12-19
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Airbus_Defence_and_Space
gptkbp:mass 2030 kg
gptkbp:missionType astronomer
astrometry
gptkbp:namedAfter Gaia (Greek goddess)
gptkbp:objective test general relativity
create a precise 3D map of the Milky Way
detect exoplanets
measure positions, distances, and motions of stars
study asteroids
study stellar evolution
gptkbp:operator gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Sun–Earth_L2_point
Lagrange point
gptkbp:powers 1910 W
gptkbp:program gptkb:ESA_Horizon_2000
gptkbp:releaseDate gptkb:Gaia_DR1
gptkb:Gaia_DR2
gptkb:Gaia_DR3
gptkb:Gaia_EDR3
gptkbp:website https://www.cosmos.esa.int/gaia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gaia_Science_Operations_Centre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6