Vega flight VV06
| The Vega launch vehicle and LISA Pathfinder spacecraft, depicted in front of gravitational waves Artwork featured on visitors' brochures | |
| Vega launch | |
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| Launch | 3 December 2015, 04:04:00 UTC |
| Operator | Arianespace |
| Pad | Kourou ELV |
| Payload | LISA Pathfinder |
| Outcome | Success |
| Vega launches | |
Vega flight VV06 is the Vega space launch of the LISA Pathfinder satellite.[1][2]
Payload[edit]
The flight was a single-payload mission that deployed the LISA Pathfinder scientific satellite into orbit. It had a total payload mass of about 1,986 kilograms (4,378 lb), including the satellite and its adapter, which is the Vega launcher's record (as of March 2019[update]).[1][2]
LISA Pathfinder[edit]
The LISA Pathfinder spacecraft, a technology validation for the LISA mission, had a lift-off mass of approximately 1,906 kilograms (4,202 lb), and a design lifetime of 1 year. It was developed by Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency's science directorate.[1]
It is Airbus's 114th spacecraft launched by Arianespace.[2]
Mission description[edit]
Launch date[edit]
The 6th successful Vega flight took place on 3 December 2015 at 04:04 UTC (3 December 2015 at 01:04 local time) from the ELV launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana.[2]
Timeline and trajectory[edit]
The mission was planned to last 1 hour, 45 minutes and 33 seconds from lift-off until separation, placing its payload into a low Earth parking orbit with a perigee of about 207 kilometres (129 mi), an apogee of about 1,540 kilometres (960 mi), and an inclination of about 5.96°, from which the spacecraft autonomously reached its L1 Lissajous orbit.[1]
Statistics[edit]
The launch was the 271st Arianespace mission (the 11th in 2015). LISA Pathfinder was the 523rd spacecraft to be put in orbit by Arianespace.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Vega Flight VV06 Press Kit" (PDF). Arianespace. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "VV06: with Arianespace, Vega successfully places ESA's LISA Pathfinder technology demonstrator into orbit". Arianespace. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
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