Gaia satellite

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:budget €740 million
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Gaia_DR1
gptkb:Gaia_DR2
gptkb:Gaia_DR3
gptkb:Gaia_EDR3
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:duration planned 5 years, extended
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Hipparcos_satellite
gptkbp:goal create 3D map of Milky Way
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaia satellite
gptkbp:instrument astrometric instrument
photometric instrument
radial-velocity spectrometer
gptkbp:launchDate 2013-12-19
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Soyuz-STB/Fregat
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Airbus_Defence_and_Space
gptkbp:mass 2030 kg
gptkbp:missionType astrometry
gptkbp:namedAfter Gaia (Greek goddess)
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Timo_Prusti
gptkbp:operator gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:L2_Lagrange_point
gptkbp:powers 1910 W
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Timo_Prusti
gptkbp:releaseDate 2016 (DR1)
2018 (DR2)
2020 (EDR3)
2022 (DR3)
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:studies gptkb:binary_stars
gptkb:galaxy
asteroids
exoplanets
quasars
solar system objects
variable stars
brown dwarfs
cosmic distance scale
stellar distances
galactic evolution
stellar brightness
stellar spectra
stellar positions
stellar motions
gptkbp:telescopeType astrometric space telescope
gptkbp:website https://www.cosmos.esa.int/gaia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hipparcos_satellite
gptkb:Gaia_Andromeda_Photometric_Survey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6