After removal from its transport container, LISA Pathfinder is transferred to work dolly in the high bay of the EPCU (Ensemble de Préparation de la Charge Utile) S5C building at the Centre Spatial Guyanais, in Kourou.
LISA Pathfinder will test the fundamental technologies and instrumentation needed for such an observatory, demonstrating them for the first time in space. LISA Pathfinder is currently scheduled for launch with Arianespace flight VV06 – the sixth launch of Europe’s small Vega launcher – on 2 December at 04:15:00 UTC.
Follow the team’s preparations for launch