Comet Interceptor
ESA’s Comet Interceptor is a future three-spacecraft mission that will wait in space and fly past a pristine comet or interstellar object, making simultaneous observations from multiple points.
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- Aliases
- Comet Interceptor MissionESA Comet Interceptor
- Name
- Comet Interceptor
- Status
- planned
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- Description
- ESA’s Comet Interceptor is a future three-spacecraft mission that will wait in space and fly past a pristine comet or interstellar object, making simultaneous observations from multiple points.
- Destination
- Sun–Earth L2 parking orbit (approximately 1.5 million km behind Earth), then a flyby of a pristine comet or interstellar object
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:48:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 01:21:16 UTC
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