LISA PathfinderVegaArianespace Launch Status Success Wed · Dec 2nd, 2015 11:04 PM EST Watch Online MissionLISA PathfinderType: AstrophysicsLISA Pathfinder will pave the way for future missions by testing in flight the very concept of gravitational wave detection: it will put two test masses in a near-perfect gravitational free-fall and control and measure their motion with unprecedented accuracy. LISA Pathfinder will use the latest technology to minimise the extra forces on the test masses, and to take measurements. The inertial sensors, the laser metrology system, the drag-free control system and an ultra-precise micro-propulsion system make this a highly unusual mission. LocationAriane Launch Area 1Kourou, French Guiana151 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana. RocketVegaLength: 29.9 meters Diameter: 3.025 meters First Launch: February 13, 2012Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.The Vega rocket has been launched a total of 17 times with 15 successful and 2 failed launches. AgencyArianespaceType: Commercial Abbreviation: ASA Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Launchers: Ariane 5 | VegaCountry: FRAArianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America. View Rocket Launch Schedule