Launches/Comet Interceptor
Comet Interceptor
UpcomingArianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 2028-08-31 · 00:00:00 UTC
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Mission Details
PayloadComet Interceptor
Mission typePlanetary Science
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre · Ariane Launch Area 4
OrbitHelio-N/A
Operator agencyArianespace
CountryFrench Guiana
Date2028-08-31
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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.
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