August 31, 2028 at 12:00 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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August 31, 2028 at 12:00 AM UTC
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Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2563, -52.7868
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.
Ariane · 64
Height
63 m
Diameter
5.4 m
LEO capacity
21,650 kg
Successful launches
2
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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