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This page records Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Gaia and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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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.
Published configuration and flight history.
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.
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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