Gaia mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:catalogue over 1.8 billion stars (as of DR3)
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:dataProcessingConsortium gptkb:Gaia_Data_Processing_and_Analysis_Consortium_(DPAC)
gptkbp:duration planned 5 years, extended
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaia mission
gptkbp:instrument astrometric instrument
photometric instrument
radial-velocity spectrometer
gptkbp:launchDate 2013-12-19
gptkbp:launchMass 2030 kg
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Soyuz-STB/Fregat
gptkbp:missionType astrometry
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Timo_Prusti
gptkbp:objective create a precise 3D map of the Milky Way
detect exoplanets
measure positions, distances, and motions of stars
study asteroids
study stellar evolution
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:L2_Lagrange_point
gptkbp:powers 1910 W
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hipparcos_mission
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 1.45 m
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Timo_Prusti
gptkbp:releaseDate gptkb:Gaia_DR1
gptkb:Gaia_DR2
gptkb:Gaia_DR3
gptkb:Gaia_EDR3
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Gaia
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:studies gptkb:binary_stars
gptkb:galaxy
exoplanets
quasars
star clusters
supernovae
galactic dynamics
solar system objects
stellar populations
variable stars
brown dwarfs
Milky Way structure
galactic disk
galactic bulge
gptkbp:telescopeType astronomer
gptkbp:website https://www.cosmos.esa.int/gaia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Astronomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3