Status of Gaia
Gaia is performing its mission, taking regular measurements each day!
Detailed status
schedule:
• Gaia was launched on December 19, 2013.
• Gaia entered an orbit around the Lagrange point L2 on January 6, 2014.
• Commissioning officially ended on July 18, 2014.
• Afterwards the regular scientific measurements started (nominal mission: 5 years).
• Gaia Data Release 1 (first Gaia catalogue) was published on September 14, 2016.
• Gaia Data Release 2 (first Gaia catalogue without using previous catalogues) was published on April 25, 2018.
• End of nominal mission: 2019.
• Probably extended mission (1.5 to 5 years)
• Gaia Data Release 3: First half of 2021
• The final release is planned for 2022.