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Comet Interceptor
Ariane 64
August 2028 · day pending
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August 2028 · date to be confirmed. The day and time remain unconfirmed.
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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission
ESA's Comet Interceptor consists of three spacecraft which will be positioned at the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, where they will wait for a long-period comet or an interstellar object to come by. Once the desired target appears, the spacecraft will separate and perform a flyby of the target, compiling a detailed 3D profile of a comet.
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 64
- Mission type
- Planetary Science
- Destination orbit
- Heliocentric N/A
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 4
- Provider
- Arianespace
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Ariane 64
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 64 with four solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
- Height
- 63 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 0
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Launch site & orbit
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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DestinationHeliocentric N/A
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