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LISA Orbits

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This Demonstration shows the approximate orbits of LISA, a space-borne gravitational wave detector. LISA consists of three satellites in a heliocentric orbit, trailing the Earth by 20 degrees. The three spacecraft form an equilateral triangle 5 million km (0.033 AU) a side. In this Demonstration, the default value for the spacecraft distance is increased by a factor of 10.