Gaia Mission

completedLaunch 2013-074

Launched 12/19/2013HEOService COSat EEO SE

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Payloads

Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.

1 payload

Gaia

retired

Science Exploration

Launch Details

Launch Date: 12/19/2013
Launch ID: 2013-074
Launch Profile: Sat EEO SE
Service Type: CO
Customer Type: G
Orbit: HEO

Launch Stack

Operator: ArianeSpace
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-ST-B Fregat
Launch Site: Ensemble de Lancement Soyuz (Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise)GU

Payload Summary

Payload Count: 1
Payload Status: retired 1
Payload Mission Types: Science Exploration 1

Mentions

All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The study combined high-precision astrometric data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission with high-quality spectroscopic observations from the IACOB project.

GeneralValue 2.0Jan 29, 2026Runaway massive stars mapped across the Milky Way

The European Space Agency's Gaia mission finds planets through a technique called astrometry.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0Sep 25, 2025NASA's Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000