Euclid Joins Webb and Gaia at L2: A New Era of Space Exploration Begins

Euclid has reached its destination orbit at Lagrange point L2, located about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. L2 is also home to other space missions like the James Webb Space Telescope and Gaia, offering a vantage point to study the Universe. The spacecraft at L2 can keep the Sun, Earth, and Moon behind them for uninterrupted observations while maintaining communication with Earth. The orbits of these spacecraft are large and do not intersect, ensuring collision avoidance.