Relive the Moment: LISA Pathfinder has launched! 🚀🛰️
At 04:04UTC on the 3rd December, LISA Pathfinder successfully launched on top of a VEGA launcher.
The rockets first three stages burned for ~7minutes, followed by a nine minute burn for the rockets upper stage.
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At 04:04UTC on the 3rd December, LISA Pathfinder successfully launched on top of a VEGA launcher.
The rockets first three stages burned for ~7minutes, followed by a nine minute burn for the rockets upper stage.
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
LISA Pathfinder launch - Part 1
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December 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
It's been 10 years since our dear LISA Pathfinder (LPF) launched! For the ones who don't know much about it, here's a quick refresher about your favorite mission's precursor 🛰️💛
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It's been 10 years since our dear LISA Pathfinder (LPF) launched! For the ones who don't know much about it, here's a quick refresher about your favorite mission's precursor 🛰️💛
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Today, 10 years ago, we had the first laser light on LPF! 💛🛰️
Laser interferometry was used on LPF to track the position of the test masses along the sensitive axis, and will be used on LISA too for the same purpose.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
[Image credits: University of Glasgow]
Laser interferometry was used on LPF to track the position of the test masses along the sensitive axis, and will be used on LISA too for the same purpose.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
[Image credits: University of Glasgow]
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Today, 10 years ago, we had the first laser light on LPF! 💛🛰️
Laser interferometry was used on LPF to track the position of the test masses along the sensitive axis, and will be used on LISA too for the same purpose.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
[Image credits: University of Glasgow]
Laser interferometry was used on LPF to track the position of the test masses along the sensitive axis, and will be used on LISA too for the same purpose.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
[Image credits: University of Glasgow]
🥳 Ten years since the Science Programme Committee unanimously voted for the extension of the LISA Pathfinder mission until May 2017.
👀 Find out more about LPF: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j0Y...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
👀 Find out more about LPF: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j0Y...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
June 21, 2026 at 3:14 PM
🥳 Ten years since the Science Programme Committee unanimously voted for the extension of the LISA Pathfinder mission until May 2017.
👀 Find out more about LPF: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j0Y...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
👀 Find out more about LPF: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j0Y...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
✨ Ten years ago, the mission exceeded its pre-launch performance goals and reached sensitivity levels remarkably close to those required for the future LISA observatory.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
June 27, 2026 at 2:27 PM
✨ Ten years ago, the mission exceeded its pre-launch performance goals and reached sensitivity levels remarkably close to those required for the future LISA observatory.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
On this day, for #LPF10anniversary: following the successful separation from the launch vehicle, the mission operations team at ESOC undertook one of the most complex Launch and Early Operations Phases (LEOP) ever undertaken or an ESA mission.
Watch it here 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=maKX...
Watch it here 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=maKX...
LISA Pathfinder’s journey to L1
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
On this day, for #LPF10anniversary: following the successful separation from the launch vehicle, the mission operations team at ESOC undertook one of the most complex Launch and Early Operations Phases (LEOP) ever undertaken or an ESA mission.
Watch it here 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=maKX...
Watch it here 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=maKX...
🎉 Today marks the completion of the nominal science phase of the LISA Technology Package aboard LISA Pathfinder.
🛰️ 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgqq...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
🛰️ 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgqq...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Lisa Pathfinder mission overview
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
www.youtube.com
June 27, 2026 at 2:27 PM
🎉 Today marks the completion of the nominal science phase of the LISA Technology Package aboard LISA Pathfinder.
🛰️ 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgqq...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
🛰️ 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgqq...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Happy 10 Year anniversary to LISA Pathfinder! 🎉💛
And lots to look forward to for the #LISAMission!
#LPF10anniversary @lisacommunity.bsky.social
And lots to look forward to for the #LISAMission!
#LPF10anniversary @lisacommunity.bsky.social
From LISA Pathfinder to LISA: Celebrating 10 years of LPF launch 🛰💛
"A fantastic mission. Everybody who worked with LPF felt in love with the mission."
- Stefano Vitale, LPF PI
"A fantastic mission. Everybody who worked with LPF felt in love with the mission."
- Stefano Vitale, LPF PI
December 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Happy 10 Year anniversary to LISA Pathfinder! 🎉💛
And lots to look forward to for the #LISAMission!
#LPF10anniversary @lisacommunity.bsky.social
And lots to look forward to for the #LISAMission!
#LPF10anniversary @lisacommunity.bsky.social
10 years ago, the two LISA Pathfinder test masses were successfully released into free-fall
The release was a very delicate operation, and the technology required a great deal of research and design, so everyone was anxious!
youtu.be/wUZ81wItsZI?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission 🔭🛰️
The release was a very delicate operation, and the technology required a great deal of research and design, so everyone was anxious!
youtu.be/wUZ81wItsZI?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission 🔭🛰️
The path to LISA: The core of LPF and LISA – free falling test masses
YouTube video by Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM
10 years ago, the two LISA Pathfinder test masses were successfully released into free-fall
The release was a very delicate operation, and the technology required a great deal of research and design, so everyone was anxious!
youtu.be/wUZ81wItsZI?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission 🔭🛰️
The release was a very delicate operation, and the technology required a great deal of research and design, so everyone was anxious!
youtu.be/wUZ81wItsZI?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission 🔭🛰️
Immediately after separating for the launcher, the mission operations team at ESOC acquired the first signal from LISA Pathfinder, confirming the successful launch and separation.
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
[Credits: text www.cosmos.esa.int/web/lisa-pat...; video ©ESA]
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
[Credits: text www.cosmos.esa.int/web/lisa-pat...; video ©ESA]
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Immediately after separating for the launcher, the mission operations team at ESOC acquired the first signal from LISA Pathfinder, confirming the successful launch and separation.
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
[Credits: text www.cosmos.esa.int/web/lisa-pat...; video ©ESA]
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
[Credits: text www.cosmos.esa.int/web/lisa-pat...; video ©ESA]
Lovely to look back at old editions - issue 8 not only celebrated the launch of #LISAPathfinder 🚀, it was also our special first detection edition! #GW150914 🎉
www.ligo.org/magazine
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary @lisacommunity.bsky.social
www.ligo.org/magazine
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary @lisacommunity.bsky.social
A look back at LPF's launch story - Harry Ward shared the experience of watching lift-off in an article for #LIGOMagazine. Read all about it in issue 8 (pdf, page 66): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Lovely to look back at old editions - issue 8 not only celebrated the launch of #LISAPathfinder 🚀, it was also our special first detection edition! #GW150914 🎉
www.ligo.org/magazine
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary @lisacommunity.bsky.social
www.ligo.org/magazine
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary @lisacommunity.bsky.social
Outside of LISA, Elena is passionate about the history of visual arts, literature, yoga, and nature.
#HumansOfLISA #LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#HumansOfLISA #LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
August 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Outside of LISA, Elena is passionate about the history of visual arts, literature, yoga, and nature.
#HumansOfLISA #LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#HumansOfLISA #LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
✨LISA Pathfinder officially began its science operations phase 10 years ago. Data collection continued through mid-June, followed by the start of science operations for NASA’s Disturbance Reduction System.
🛰️See LISA Pathfinder's journey here: youtu.be/GM8ZGJm-S7s?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAmission
🛰️See LISA Pathfinder's journey here: youtu.be/GM8ZGJm-S7s?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAmission
LISA Pathfinder Operations: commissioning and operations
YouTube video by Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
youtu.be
March 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
✨LISA Pathfinder officially began its science operations phase 10 years ago. Data collection continued through mid-June, followed by the start of science operations for NASA’s Disturbance Reduction System.
🛰️See LISA Pathfinder's journey here: youtu.be/GM8ZGJm-S7s?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAmission
🛰️See LISA Pathfinder's journey here: youtu.be/GM8ZGJm-S7s?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAmission
Physicists, engineers and partners from academia, industry and the space agency gathered in Barcelona on Dec 3-4 to celebrate the success of LISA Pathfinder 🛰️
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Physicists, engineers and partners from academia, industry and the space agency gathered in Barcelona on Dec 3-4 to celebrate the success of LISA Pathfinder 🛰️
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
What an exciting time! Back in issue 8, we caught up with all the hopes and nerves as the #LISAPathfinder team prepared for launch!
ligo.org/wp-content/u... (pdf, page 62)
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
ligo.org/wp-content/u... (pdf, page 62)
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
December 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
What an exciting time! Back in issue 8, we caught up with all the hopes and nerves as the #LISAPathfinder team prepared for launch!
ligo.org/wp-content/u... (pdf, page 62)
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
ligo.org/wp-content/u... (pdf, page 62)
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
Going operational! Members of the LISA Pathfinder shared their excitment and nerves for the mission launch! Check out the full story in #LIGOMagazine issue 8 (pdf, page 62): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Going operational! Members of the LISA Pathfinder shared their excitment and nerves for the mission launch! Check out the full story in #LIGOMagazine issue 8 (pdf, page 62): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
A decade later, this achievement still stands as a statement to innovation, collaboration, and the vision of making Gravitational Wave Astronomy in space a reality.
✨ You can access the first LISA Pathfinder paper here: doi.org/10.1103/Phys...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
✨ You can access the first LISA Pathfinder paper here: doi.org/10.1103/Phys...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Sub-Femto-$g$ Free Fall for Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatories: LISA Pathfinder Results
The first results from the LISA Pathfinder mission demonstrate that two test masses can be put in free fall with a relative acceleration sufficiently free of noise to meet the requirements needed for ...
doi.org
June 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
A decade later, this achievement still stands as a statement to innovation, collaboration, and the vision of making Gravitational Wave Astronomy in space a reality.
✨ You can access the first LISA Pathfinder paper here: doi.org/10.1103/Phys...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
✨ You can access the first LISA Pathfinder paper here: doi.org/10.1103/Phys...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
A look back at LPF's launch story - Harry Ward shared the experience of watching lift-off in an article for #LIGOMagazine. Read all about it in issue 8 (pdf, page 66): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A look back at LPF's launch story - Harry Ward shared the experience of watching lift-off in an article for #LIGOMagazine. Read all about it in issue 8 (pdf, page 66): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
The LPF laser was a Nd:YAG 1064 nm laser which delivered approximately 35 mW. We immediately demonstrated full functionality!
📄 See journals.aps.org/prd/abstract... for nearly all details about the first subpicometer interferometer flown in space.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
📄 See journals.aps.org/prd/abstract... for nearly all details about the first subpicometer interferometer flown in space.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Sensor noise in LISA Pathfinder: An extensive in-flight review of the angular and longitudinal interferometric measurement system
In a previous article [1], we have reported on the first subpicometer interferometer flown in space as part of ESA's LISA Pathfinder mission, and have shown the residual sensor noise to be on the leve...
journals.aps.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The LPF laser was a Nd:YAG 1064 nm laser which delivered approximately 35 mW. We immediately demonstrated full functionality!
📄 See journals.aps.org/prd/abstract... for nearly all details about the first subpicometer interferometer flown in space.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
📄 See journals.aps.org/prd/abstract... for nearly all details about the first subpicometer interferometer flown in space.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
It will take an additional 6 weeks to reach the final operational orbit.
Read more about it here 👉 blogs.esa.int/rocketscienc...
[Credits: text from www.cosmos.esa.int/web/lisa-pat...; video ESA]
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Read more about it here 👉 blogs.esa.int/rocketscienc...
[Credits: text from www.cosmos.esa.int/web/lisa-pat...; video ESA]
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Getting to where we want to go: LISA Pathfinder’s journey – Rocket Science
News from the edge of gravity
blogs.esa.int
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It will take an additional 6 weeks to reach the final operational orbit.
Read more about it here 👉 blogs.esa.int/rocketscienc...
[Credits: text from www.cosmos.esa.int/web/lisa-pat...; video ESA]
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Read more about it here 👉 blogs.esa.int/rocketscienc...
[Credits: text from www.cosmos.esa.int/web/lisa-pat...; video ESA]
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Looking back at the work of each PhD student on the LISA mission reminds us how deeply this project has shaped their skills, careers and scientific impact.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Looking back at the work of each PhD student on the LISA mission reminds us how deeply this project has shaped their skills, careers and scientific impact.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Stephen Taylor is a faculty member at Vanderbilt University and a member of the LISA Science Team specializing in data-analysis challenges and opportunities.
#HumansOfLISA #LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#HumansOfLISA #LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
March 24, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Stephen Taylor is a faculty member at Vanderbilt University and a member of the LISA Science Team specializing in data-analysis challenges and opportunities.
#HumansOfLISA #LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#HumansOfLISA #LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
These posters highlight the work and the impact of PhD students that worked on LPF and LISA at the Albert Einstein Institute (AEI) in Hannover and Potsdam over the course of the years.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
These posters highlight the work and the impact of PhD students that worked on LPF and LISA at the Albert Einstein Institute (AEI) in Hannover and Potsdam over the course of the years.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
✨ WHY: Validate geodetic motion measurement and control for LISA and enable GW detection in space!
✨ WHERE: In a heliocentric orbit near the Sun–Earth L1 point, operating between the Earth and the Sun
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
✨ WHERE: In a heliocentric orbit near the Sun–Earth L1 point, operating between the Earth and the Sun
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
✨ WHY: Validate geodetic motion measurement and control for LISA and enable GW detection in space!
✨ WHERE: In a heliocentric orbit near the Sun–Earth L1 point, operating between the Earth and the Sun
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
✨ WHERE: In a heliocentric orbit near the Sun–Earth L1 point, operating between the Earth and the Sun
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
We had the privilege to interview Dr. César García Marirrodriga, ESA LPF Project Manager at the "From LISA Pathfinder to LISA: Celebrating 10 years of LPF launch" meeting in Barcelona, who shared with us his thoughts on #LPF10anniversary 🛰💛
#LISAMission
#LISAMission
December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We had the privilege to interview Dr. César García Marirrodriga, ESA LPF Project Manager at the "From LISA Pathfinder to LISA: Celebrating 10 years of LPF launch" meeting in Barcelona, who shared with us his thoughts on #LPF10anniversary 🛰💛
#LISAMission
#LISAMission