| A | B |
|---|---|
| Artist’s conception of LISA spacecraft | … |
| Mission type | Gravitational waves observation |
| Operator | ESA |
| Website | www.lisamission.org |
| Mission duration | Nominal Science Phase 4.5 years, Mission lifetime 6.25 years1 |
| Spacecraft properties | … |
| Manufacturer | OHB System AG with Thales Alenia Space2 |
| Launch mass | 8212 kg1 |
| Start of mission | … |
| Launch date | 2035 (planned)3 |
| Rocket | Ariane 6 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-4 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | … |
| Reference system | Heliocentric |
| Semi-major axis | 1 AU |
| Period | 1 year |
| Epoch | planned |
ESA insignia Cosmic Vision (Science Programme) | … |
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Footnotes
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Colpi, Monica; Danzmann, Karsten; Hewitson, Martin; et al. (2024). “LISA Definition Study Report”. arXiv:2402.07571 [astro-ph.CO]. ↩ ↩2
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“Construction of ESA’s Ambitious LISA Mission Begins”. ESA.int. European Space Agency. ↩
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“Capturing the Ripples of Spacetime: LISA Gets Go-Ahead”. ESA.int. European Space Agency. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024. ↩