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The Gaia satellite: status of development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

C. Turon ,
F. Meynadier ,
F. Arenou  and
P. Charvet
P. Charvet*
Affiliation:
EADS Astrium, Instruments division, Earth Observation and Science, Toulouse, France
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Abstract

Gaia is the sixth cornerstone of the ESA Scientific Programme. Beginning 2006, the programme implementation phase was kicked off at Astrium Satellites. At summer 2010 all Critical Design Reviews of the modules have been passed successfully, which enables to give a good snapshot of the development progress. This presentation summarizes the history of the satellite programme. The status of the current development will be presented with a focus of the main challenging equipment, with a particular insight on the payload.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 45: GAIA: At the Frontiers of Astrometry , 2010 , pp. 15 - 22
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2011

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