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Gaia
ORBITS:
Sun
SPACECRAFT
Mapping our galaxy, star by star.
Discover the mission that measured stellar positions and motions to chart the Milky Way, then explore its mission on the SPACE-di interactive map.
naif:
-139479
Reference material: European Space Agency · NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 3D render credits
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Gaia: a mission of discovery…
Gaia is a man-made spacecraft represented in the Solar System, the region of space around the Sun, our star, within the universe. Its catalogue reference body is Sun. Explore its story and purpose, then find the spacecraft on the interactive 3D space map.
Gaia — Mapped stellar positions and motions to investigate the Milky Way.
Mission and scientific objectives
Gaia is associated with European Space Agency. Mapped stellar positions and motions to investigate the Milky Way. The mission type is Astrometric space telescope.
Mission chronology
2025: Science observations ended.