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Starlink Group 15-14
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateJul 14, 2026
Local time01:16 AM UTC
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Comet Interceptor
Ariane 64ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 4
Thursday, August 31, 2028 · 12:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
NextVulcain 2.1 IgnitionT-00:07
Time to launch
Launch Window Confidence
46% — UncertainVehicle
Ariane 64
Profile →Ariane 6 variant with four solid boosters, enabling heavier payloads.
Height63 m
LEO Payload21,650 kg
Launches356
Successes312
Provider
Arianespace
Profile →FRA • Founded 1980
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...
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadComet Interceptor
OrbitHeliocentric N/A
CustomerArianespace
Stages2
PadAriane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Timeline
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Vulcain 2.1 Ignition
Main-stage Vulcain 2.1 engine ignition before liftoff
T-00:07
11:59 PM UTC
- Vulcain 2.1 IgnitionT-00:0711:59 PM UTC
Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Global range
- Latitude
- 5.256°N
- Longitude
- 52.787°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
