2028 · Arianespace
Comet Interceptor
upcomingAriane 64 | Comet Interceptor
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 31, 2028 at 12:00 AM UTC
- Outcome
- upcoming
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 4
- Mission
- Comet Interceptor
- Mission type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit achieved
- Heliocentric N/A