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ID: 4749
LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by ESA (the European Space Agency) that included NASA contributions, successfully demonstrated technologies needed to build a future space-based gravitational wave observatory, a tool for detecting ripples in space-time produced by, among other things, merging black holes.
These animations follow the trajectory of LISA Pathfinder from Earth to its working "halo" orbit around Sun-Earth L1, a gravitational balance point about 930,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth in the sun's direction.
LISA Pathfinder Trajectory to L1
These animations follow the trajectory of LISA Pathfinder from Earth to its working "halo" orbit around Sun-Earth L1, a gravitational balance point about 930,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth in the sun's direction.
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Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Data Visualizer
James Ira Thorpe (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Francis Reddy (University of Maryland College Park): Lead Writer
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Lead Producer
James Ira Thorpe (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Francis Reddy (University of Maryland College Park): Lead Writer
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Lead Producer
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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Science Paper:
Micrometeoroid Events in LISA Pathfinder
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Keywords:
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Lagrange Points
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> LISA Pathfinder
Micrometeoroid Events in LISA Pathfinder
Short URL to share this page:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4749
Data Used:
SPICE Ephemerides also referred to as: SPICE Ephemerides
Ephemeris - NASA/JPL
Satellite and planetary ephemerides
Keywords:
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Lagrange Points
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> LISA Pathfinder
