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Gaia Mission Status

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2015

T. Prusti
T. Prusti*
Affiliation:
Scientific Support Office, Directorate of Science and Robotic Exploration, European Space Research and Technology Centre, Europen Space Agency, (ESA/ESTEC), Postbus 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
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Abstract

Gaia mission is underway conducting its 5 year lasting survey of the sky. At the moment the commissioning period has been completed and half a year worth of routine phase data has been collected. The status of the mission is outlined with short explanation of some commissioning phase findings and their impact on the mission. With a few examples of early mission data the potential of Gaia is demonstrated and we can conclude that the mission is capable meeting its high expectations.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 68: The Milky Way Unravelled by Gaia: GREAT Science from the Gaia Data Releases , 2014 , pp. 15 - 21
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2015

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References

de Bruijne, J.H.J., Rygl, K.L.J., & Antoja, T., 2015, this volume