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What do you mean by "radio shadow"?

Gaia will be operating at optical wavelengths. Do you mean data reception from the spacecraft will not be interfered with by solar outbursts?

The L-2 point is far enough away from earth that (combined with its libration around L-2) shadows and eclipses will have little or no effect on the mission.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Gaia_observatory_trajectory.svg/512px-Gaia_observatory_trajectory.svg.png

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