Statements (104)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:space_mission
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| gptkbp:capacity |
over 1 petabyte
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| gptkbp:collaboration |
gptkb:international_collaboration
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| gptkbp:collaborator |
over 400 scientists
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| gptkbp:collection |
photometric measurements
astrometric measurements spectroscopic measurements |
| gptkbp:contributes_to |
gptkb:exoplanet
gptkb:cosmology astrophysics galactic dynamics stellar evolution dark matter studies |
| gptkbp:data_type |
astrometric data
photometric data spectroscopic data |
| gptkbp:data_usage |
gptkb:public_outreach
gptkb:scientific_research educational purposes |
| gptkbp:field_of_study |
gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics |
| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:European_Union
national space agencies |
| gptkbp:goal |
create a 3 D map of the Milky Way
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| gptkbp:has_a_data_processing_center_located_at |
gptkb:Centre_de_Données_astronomiques_de_Strasbourg
Data Processing and Analysis Consortium |
| gptkbp:has_a_spacecraft_mass_of |
2,000 kg
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| gptkbp:has_a_sunshield_diameter_of |
10 meters
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| gptkbp:has_a_telescope_diameter_of |
1.45 meters
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gaia mission
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| gptkbp:image_processing |
distributed data processing
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| gptkbp:impact |
enhanced understanding of the Milky Way
contributed to cosmology significant impact on astronomy advanced knowledge of stellar populations aided in the study of galaxy formation contributed to the search for habitable exoplanets enhanced understanding of the solar neighborhood facilitated the study of stellar evolution influenced stellar dynamics research informed the study of cosmic distances provided data for numerous publications supported the discovery of new celestial objects |
| gptkbp:include |
over 1 billion stellar distances
over 100 million stellar radial velocities over 2 billion photometric measurements |
| gptkbp:instruments |
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:spectrometer astrometric instrument |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
proper motion
radial velocity parallax spectral types photometric variability |
| gptkbp:is_expected_to_improve_knowledge_of |
galactic evolution
stellar populations stellar kinematics Milky Way structure stellar formation history |
| gptkbp:is_located_at |
L2 Lagrange point
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
over 1.5 billion stars
|
| gptkbp:launch_date |
19 December 2013
|
| gptkbp:launch_site |
gptkb:Kourou,_French_Guiana
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| gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:Soyuz_spacecraft
|
| gptkbp:launched |
19 December 2013
|
| gptkbp:location |
L2 Lagrange point
|
| gptkbp:mission |
ongoing
|
| gptkbp:mission_duration |
5 years
extended to 2025 |
| gptkbp:mission_type |
gptkb:Earth_observation
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| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
studying star formation
understanding dark matter identifying exoplanets mapping the Milky Way's structure measuring stellar distances detecting asteroids improving stellar classification |
| gptkbp:objective |
create a 3 D map of the Milky Way
|
| gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
|
| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
|
| gptkbp:provides |
stellar distances
stellar positions stellar compositions stellar luminosities stellar temperatures stellar motions |
| gptkbp:provides_information_on |
publicly available data
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
astrometry
|
| gptkbp:released |
first data release in September 2016
second data release in April 2018 third data release in December 2020 fifth data release first data release fourth data release second data release third data release |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Gaia_NIR
gptkb:Hipparcos_mission |
| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:spectroscopy
astrometry photometry |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:European_Space_Agency |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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