Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Gaia
Status: Success | Launched: Dec 19, 2013 09:12 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Arianespace (Commercial)
- Rocket: Soyuz STB Fregat-MT — Soyuz family
Mission
Gaia's ambitious mission is to chart a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way, in process revealing the composition, formation and evolution of our galaxy.
- Type: Astrophysics
- Orbit: Sun-Earth L2 (L2)
Launch Site
- Pad: Soyuz Launch Complex
- Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.