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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulAstrophysicsSoyuz STB/Fregat-MT
Launched 2013-12-19 09:12:19 UTCSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Sun-Earth L2
Worldwide
77th
orbital launch attempt in 2013
Arianespace
7th
launch this year
Soyuz Launch Complex
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
176 d 13 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
46.3m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
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