LISA Pathfinder Mission

completedLaunch 2015-070

Launched 12/3/2015LEOService GSat LEO O

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Payloads

Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.

1 payload

LISA Pathfinder

retired

Science Exploration

Launch Stack

Operator: European Space Agency (ESA)
Launch Vehicle: Vega
Launch Site: Zone de Lancement Vega (Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise)GU

Payload Summary

Payload Count: 1
Payload Status: retired 1
Payload Mission Types: Science Exploration 1

Mentions

All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The LISA Pathfinder mission was launched in 2015 and demonstrated the ability to keep test masses in free fall with exceptional precision.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 5, 2026ESA affida a Thales Alenia Space i telescopi di missione LISA

Busek’s product line includes miniature electrospray thrusters based on technology developed with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder mission launched in 2015.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 9, 2022Busek finds headroom to double in size

Airbus developed and built the LISA Pathfinder mission as the prime contractor.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 22, 2022ESA Contracts Airbus For Further Development Of The Agency’s LISA Mission