T-minus
812days
09hrs
46min
44sec
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
Helio-N/A
Mission type
Planetary Science
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Thu, 31 Aug 2028 00:00:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#7575 ever
Mission
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.