Gaia

Summary

Gaia is a space telescope^[1]. Gaia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Gaia's instance of is recorded as space telescope^[3].
• Gaia's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth^[4].
• Gaia is operated by European Space Agency^[5].
• Gaia is named after Gaia^[6].
• interferometer is named after Gaia^[7].
• Gaia followed Hipparcos^[8].
• Gaia's manufacturer is recorded as Astrium^[9].
• Gaia's manufacturer is recorded as Teledyne e2v^[10].
• Gaia is part of European Space Agency^[11].
• Gaia's Commons category is recorded as Gaia (spacecraft)^[12].
• Gaia's space launch vehicle is recorded as Soyuz-2.1b^[13].
• Gaia's type of orbit is recorded as Lissajous orbit^[14].
• Gaia's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as December 19, 2013^[15].
• Gaia's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[16].
• Gaia's official website is recorded as https://sci.esa.int/gaia/^[17].
• Gaia's launch contractor is recorded as Arianespace^[18].
• Gaia's Lagrangian point is recorded as L2 Earth-Sun^[19].
• Gaia's transmitted signal type is recorded as S band^[20].
• Gaia's received signal type is recorded as X band^[21].
• Gaia's space tug is recorded as Fregat-MT^[22].
• Gaia's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Astro^[23].
• Gaia's carries scientific instrument is recorded as BP/RP^[24].
• Gaia's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Radial-Velocity Spectrometer^[25].
• Gaia's start point is recorded as Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz^[26].
• Gaia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Gaia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Gaia is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]