LISA Pathfinder being transferred to the Vega launcher's Payload Adaptor
Date: 12 November 2015
Satellite: LISA Pathfinder
Location: Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA-CNES-Arianespace / Optique Vidéo du CSG - G. Barbaste
The LISA Pathfinder launch composite being transferred from the fuelling adaptor and ground support equipment to the Vega launcher's payload adaptor (PLA).
The PLA – the black conical structure on the left – is the fixture by which the spacecraft is mounted on the launcher.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
