▁planned ▁service ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁satellite ▁is ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : E ks press ▁sat ell ites ▁Category : Space craft ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Category : S at ell ites ▁using ▁the ▁E ks press ▁bus ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁Russia <0x0A> </s> ▁La ▁Prin ces se ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 5 - met re ▁( 5 0 - foot ) ▁mechanical ▁sp ider ▁designed ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁French ▁performance ▁art ▁company ▁La ▁Machine . ▁The ▁sp ider ▁was ▁show c ased ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁England , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁European ▁Capital ▁of ▁Culture ▁celebr ations , ▁trav elling ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁between ▁ 3 - 7 ▁September . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁Y ok oh ama , ▁Japan , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Y ok oh ama ' s ▁ 1 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁its ▁port ▁opening . ▁Arts ▁rev iewer ▁Lyn ▁Gard ner ▁wrote ▁in ▁The ▁Guardian ▁" There ▁were ▁times ▁when ▁it ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁leading ▁the ▁entire ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁a ▁mer ry ▁dance , ▁like ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁ara chn id ▁pied ▁pi per ." ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁sp ider ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁La ▁Machine ' s ▁François ▁Del ar oz ière , ▁who ▁also ▁designed ▁the ▁mechanical ▁ele ph ant ▁and ▁the ▁giant ▁girl ▁for ▁Royal ▁de ▁Lux e ' s ▁performance ▁of