LISA Pathfinder

ESA spacecraft that was launched on December 3, 2015. LISA Pathfinder was launched on December 3, 2015 aboard a Vega from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 12, 2015).

COSPAR 2015-070ANORAD 41043European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT: LISA Pathfinder
Payload designation: LISA
International designator: 2015-070A
NORAD catalog number: 41043
GCAT identifier: S41043
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/819

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: ESA Plan
Owner: ESA
Country: European Space Agency
Builder: Airbus Defense and Space (UK)
Platform (bus): Lisa

Launch

Date: December 3, 2015 · 04:04 UTC
Launch record: 2015-070Success
Rocket: Vega
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ZLV

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/E
Perigee: 215 km
Apogee: 1,475 km
Inclination: 5.97°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: December 12, 2015
Last known active: Jul 18, 2017
End of operations: Jul 18, 2017

Size

Mass: 486 kg
Dry mass: 486 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,906 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 2.30 m
Span: 2.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00967
Final central body: SEL1
Phase start: January 3, 2016
Phase outcome: Escaped to another body · June 30, 2017
Destination: HCO

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Dec 12, 2015	Earth	Jan 3, 2016	Escaped to another body	SEL1

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q744200 (CC0).