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ESA's Gaia satellite


Date: 26 November 2017
Satellite: Gaia
Copyright: ESA/ATG medialab

ESA's Gaia satellite is a space telescope designed to measure the positions of billions of stars with unprecedented precision. Gaia was launched on 19 December 2013 and is located at the L2 Lagrange point – the same location that the upcoming NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope will have.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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