LISA Pathfinder to Orbit the L1 Lagrangian Point in Space | Video
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Channel: CoconutScienceLab · 2015 · Science & Technology
More space news and info at: http://www.coconutsciencelab.com - LISA Pathfinder is scheduled for launch on December 2, 2015 on a Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The spacecraft will initially be placed into an elliptical orbit, with a perigee (closest approach to Earth) of 200 kilometers, apogee (furthest point) of 1540 kilometers - with the path angled at 6.5º to the equator. Over the next several weeks, the spacecraft will move away from the Earth, eventually circling the L1 Sun–Earth Lagrangian point. There, LISA Pathfinder will begin its six months of demonstrating key technologies for space-based observation of gravitational waves. Please rate and comment, thanks!
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