Mission Overview
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.
Payloads
1
Type
Planetary Science
Vehicle
Ariane 64
Window
12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC
Rocket
AR
Arianespace
Launch Site
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana