LISA Pathfinder: preparing for fuelling
Date: 03 November 2015
Satellite: LISA Pathfinder
Location: S5B building, Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA-CNES-Arianespace / Optique Vidéo du CSG - P. Baudon
LISA Pathfinder spacecraft composite prior to filling the propulsion module with propellant.
This phase of launch preparation is particularly dangerous because the propellant is toxic, and there is also a risk of explosion, so it is carried out in a dedicated building, S5B, at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
