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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:aperture
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1.45 m x 0.5 m
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gptkbp:attitudeControl
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micro-propulsion system
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gptkbp:catalogue
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over 1 billion stars
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gptkbp:cost
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~€740 million
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:European_Union
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gptkbp:dataCollected
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positions, distances, motions, and brightness of stars
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gptkbp:dataDownlink
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X-band
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gptkbp:dataProcessingConsortium
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gptkb:DPAC
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gptkbp:dataVolumePerDay
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~40 GB
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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~1.5 million km
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gptkbp:duration
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planned 5 years, extended
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gptkbp:expectedEndOfMission
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2025 (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:fieldOfView
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0.7° x 0.7°
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gptkbp:firstDataRelease
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2016-09-14
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gptkbp:firstLight
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2014-01-14
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gptkbp:formerPosition
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gptkb:Hipparcos
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gaia spacecraft
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gptkbp:instrument
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astrometric telescope
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gptkbp:launchDate
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2013-12-19
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Soyuz-STB/Fregat
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gptkbp:mainMirrorMaterial
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silicon carbide
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:EADS_Astrium
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gptkbp:mass
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2030 kg
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gptkbp:missionType
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astrometry
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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Gaia (Greek goddess)
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gptkbp:notableProject
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gptkb:Timo_Prusti
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gptkbp:numberOfCCDDetectors
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106
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gptkbp:objective
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create a precise 3D map of the Milky Way
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:European_Space_Agency
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gptkbp:orbitType
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gptkb:Lissajous_orbit_around_Sun–Earth_L2
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gptkbp:powers
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1910 W
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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gptkb:Gaia_DR1
gptkb:Gaia_DR2
gptkb:Gaia_DR3
gptkb:Gaia_EDR3
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gptkbp:resolution
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microarcsecond level
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gptkbp:scanningLaw
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precessing spin
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gptkbp:scienceTeamLead
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gptkb:Anthony_Brown
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gptkbp:solarArrays
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2
10.5 m
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gptkbp:status
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operational
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gptkbp:studies
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asteroids
exoplanets
quasars
brown dwarfs
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.cosmos.esa.int/gaia
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lagrange_point
gptkb:Sun–Earth_L2_point
gptkb:Gaia_DR3
gptkb:Gaia_EDR3
gptkb:L2_Lagrange_point
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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