Comet Interceptor Mission

ESA gives this cross-year period; no narrower window inferred.

Details

Date	1 Jan 2028 – 31 Dec 2029 (window) Approximate
Launch status	Planned
Provider	Arianespace (opens in a new tab)
Vehicle	Ariane 64 (opens in a new tab)
Mission / flight	Comet Interceptor Mission
Spaceport	Guiana Space Centre (opens in a new tab)
Spaceport country	GF FR
Timing	Target: 2028–2029 (late 2028 or early 2029)
Record	L0341
Reviewed target / range	2028–2029 (late 2028 or early 2029)
Date changes	—
Original / baseline target	2028-08
Baseline precision	Month
Evidence status	A — Mission-specific planning target
Note	Supported by an official announcement
Last checked	2026-10-23
Source year / range	2028
Country	GF FR
Category	Ariane 64
Status	A — Mission specific planning target
Provider id	l0341

Links

Provider, vehicle and spaceport

• Arianespace (provider) (opens in a new tab) arianespace.com
• Ariane 64 (official page) (opens in a new tab) arianespace.com
• Guiana Space Centre (wikipedia page) (opens in a new tab) en.wikipedia.org

Launch date sources

• ArianeGroup launch page (opens in a new tab) arianegroup.com

Original sources cited

• ESA — Comet Interceptor (opens in a new tab) esa.int

Reference pages to read more. Provider, vehicle and spaceport pages are not launch evidence.

Provenance

Local observation history

What this site observed; not complete provider history.

• 25 Oct 2026, 05:26 EDT — Changed
• 24 Oct 2026, 21:52 EDT — Changed
• 24 Oct 2026, 18:30 EDT — Changed
• 23 Oct 2026, 10:43 EDT — Changed
• 23 Oct 2026, 09:18 EDT — Added