The commissioning of Gaia

S. Els; T. Lock; G. Comoretto; G. Gracia; W. O'Mullane; N. Cheek; A. Vallenari

doi:10.1117/12.2056095

4 August 2014 The commissioning of Gaia

S. Els, T. Lock, G. Comoretto, G. Gracia, W. O'Mullane, N. Cheek, A. Vallenari

Proceedings Volume 9150, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VI; 91500A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056095
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

With the successful launch of the next generation space astrometry mission Gaia* in December 2013, this paper is going to provide an overview and status of this mission after its first half year of operations in space. We will provide a summary of the performed commissioning activities, the obtained findings, and how these first months of working on real data is impacting the DPAC operational concepts. The results will also provide a first glimpse of what Gaia will deliver in its future catalog releases.

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S. Els, T. Lock, G. Comoretto, G. Gracia, W. O'Mullane, N. Cheek, and A. Vallenari "The commissioning of Gaia", Proc. SPIE 9150, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VI, 91500A (4 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056095

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