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Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT: Gaia
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.
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Mission Data
🇪🇺ArianespaceEst. 1980
Launch VehicleSoyuz STB Fregat-MT
Vehicle FamilySoyuz
Vehicle Record5 of 5 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record313 successes / 15 failures (95%)
Success Streak16 consecutive
Mission TypeAstrophysics
Target OrbitSun-Earth L2
Launch PadSoyuz Launch Complex
LocationGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana GUF
Orbital Launches This Year#77
Agency Launches This Year#7
Launches From This Pad26
Launches From This Site336
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Soyuz STB Fregat-MT
The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. First launch took place from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload. The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.
Launch Site
Soyuz Launch Complex · 5.3019°N 52.8346°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.