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Status of Gaia

Gaia is performing its mission, taking regular measurements each day!

Here you can view the current detailed mission 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/start of extended mission: July 17, 2019
  • Early Gaia Data Release 3 was published on December 3, 2020
  • Gaia Data Release 3 was published on June 13, 2022 
  • Gaia FPR (Focused Product Release), last quarter of 2023 
  • End of Gaia's measurements (early 2025)
  • Gaia Data Release 4 (release of nominal mission): not before end of 2025
  • Gaia Data Release 5 (release of full mission): TBD
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