Cosmic Exploration · mission
Gaia
2013 · ESA · Earth–Sun L2 · Completed
- Agency
- ESA
- Status
- Completed
- End Date
- 2025-03-27
- Destination
- Earth–Sun L2
- Launch Date
- 2013-12-19
Objective
Measured positions, distances and motions for nearly two billion stars — about 1% of the galaxy, and more than every survey before it combined.
Open on the Cosmic Exploration shelf — the interactive card, the filters, and everything alongside it.