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Soyuz-ST-B launch from Kourou (France) on December 19, 2013, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 19, 2013 · 09:12 UTCLaunch 2013-074Launch no. 5,343 in the log
RocketSoyuz-ST-Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportKouroupad ELS
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyArianespaceFrance

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 19, 2013, 09:12
Launch designation
2013-074
Mission
Gaia
Vehicle flight ID
E 15000-004/1040
Flight code
VS06/SZ12

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Gaia2013-074ANORAD 39479European Space AgencyAstronomy1,934 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 19, 2013

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.