LISA
ESA’s Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be the first space-based observatory dedicated to detecting gravitational waves, using three spacecraft and laser links to study the most powerful events in the Universe.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Laser Interferometer Space AntennaLISA Mission
- Name
- LISA
- Status
- planned
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- Description
- ESA’s Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be the first space-based observatory dedicated to detecting gravitational waves, using three spacecraft and laser links to study the most powerful events in the Universe.
- Destination
- Three-spacecraft heliocentric orbit trailing Earth, about 50 million km from Earth, in a triangular formation with 2.5 million km arms
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2035
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:50:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 01:13:12 UTC
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