Gaia launch set for 19 December access_time 22/11/2013 chat_bubble_outline 1 comments The checks on the Gaia satellite are proceeding well, enabling the launch to take place on Thursday, 19 December. The exact time of launch is 09:12:18 UTC (10:12:18 CET), which is 06:12:18 local time in French Guiana. Written bymareike access_time 22 November 2013 chat_bubble_outline 1 comments format_list_bulleted Gaia News and updates Discussion: one comment subdirectory_arrow_right Florian Posted on 25 November 2013 at 08:08 Make that 09:12:19 (UTC) for the 19th of December Recent Posts Time-out for blog while catalogue production is underway Gaia discovers its first supernova Gaia in your pocket – mapping the Galaxy with the new Gaia app ‘Go’ for science Asteroids at the “photo finish” More about Gaia Arianespace Gaia community website Gaia launch campaign photos Gaia minisite TagsAntonov aos Astrometry beach camera CCD Cleanroom Commissioning container CSG data DPAC DSA esoc expertise fairing flight dynamics fuelling Gaia Galaxy Hipparcos james jungle Kourou L2 lagrange launch liftoff logo Milky Way nick Operations orbit perth pixels shipment soyuz spacecraft stars sunshield team telescope test image testing Toulouse Watch liftoff highlights Gaia liftoff 09:12 GMT (10:12 CET), 19 Dec 2013 CategoriesCategories Select Category Commissioning DPAC Education Flight dynamics Fun stuff Gaia Gaia Operations Gaia Science Images of distinction Kourou News and updates Spacecraft testing Technology & engineering video Archives Archives Select Month October 2014 September 2014 July 2014 June 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013
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Make that 09:12:19 (UTC) for the 19th of December