Comet Interceptor
Ariane 64 · Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre
- Launch (UTC)
- Aug 31, 2028, 00:00 UTC
- Outcome
- Date to be confirmed
- Rocket
- Ariane 64
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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.