1986–2000: Stations, Global Partnerships and Flagship Observatories
Hipparcos
First space astrometry mission.
Era 3 of 6 · full record in the catalog
- Launch
- 8 Aug 1989
- Lead / partner
- ESA
- Target
- Earth orbit
- Category
- Astrometry
- Status
- Success
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP H10
- Mass
- unknown
- Orbit / trajectory
- Geocentric orbit
- Duration
- 2.5 years (planned) 4 years (achieved)
Why it happened
Hipparcos flew during 1986–2000: Stations, Global Partnerships and Flagship Observatories, as part of ESA's work toward earth orbit. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.
The mission
The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: First space astrometry mission.
Results
First space astrometry mission.
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Sources & image credits
- Michael Perryman, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · license: cc-by-sa-3.0 (source, checked 2026-08-24)
- Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
- Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog
