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ArianespaceTo Be DeterminedPlanetary ScienceAriane 64
NET August 2028Ariane Launch Area 4, 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.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
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Added launch after Comet Interceptor moves away from launching with ARIEL.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
63m
Diameter
5.4m
To low Earth orbit
21,650kg
Liftoff thrust
15,000kN
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