# Ariane 64 | Comet Interceptor: launch

> Ariane 64 by Arianespace from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Scheduled: NET Aug 2028.

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## Facts

- Launch: Ariane 64 | Comet Interceptor
- Mission: Comet Interceptor
- Provider: Arianespace
- Rocket: Ariane 64
- Pad: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country of the launch site: GUF
- Date (UTC): NET Aug 2028 (2028-08-31T00:00:00.000Z)
- Status: tbd (Launch Library 2: TBD)
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: 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.

## Date history

No date change recorded for this launch since our ledger began.

## Sources

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- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacelaunchnow.me/launch/ariane-64-comet-interceptor)

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