Gaia space observatory

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
astronomer
gptkbp:apparentMagnitudeLimit 20.7
gptkbp:catalogue over 1.8 billion stars (as of DR3)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:dataProcessingConsortium gptkb:Gaia_Data_Processing_and_Analysis_Consortium_(DPAC)
gptkbp:duration planned 5 years, extended
gptkbp:fieldOfView 0.7° × 0.7°
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaia space observatory
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:notableFinds stellar streams
Gaia-Enceladus/Sausage merger
hypervelocity stars
improved distance scale for stars
new star clusters
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Timo_Prusti
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes ~50 GB/day
gptkbp:operator gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Lissajous_orbit_around_Sun–Earth_L2
gptkbp:powers 1910 W
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hipparcos_satellite
gptkbp:primaryMission create a precise 3D map of the Milky Way
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Timo_Prusti
gptkbp:releaseDate gptkb:Gaia_DR1
gptkb:Gaia_DR2
gptkb:Gaia_DR3
gptkb:Gaia_EDR3
gptkbp:resolution 0.00001 arcseconds
gptkbp:scanningLaw precessing great circle
gptkbp:solarArrays 10.5 m
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:studies gptkb:Milky_Way
asteroids
stars
exoplanets
quasars
galaxies
gptkbp:telescopeType astrometric telescope
gptkbp:thermalControl sunshield
gptkbp:website https://www.cosmos.esa.int/gaia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gaia_Data_Processing_and_Analysis_Consortium_(DPAC)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5