Comet Interceptor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:criteria gptkb:ESA_Cosmic_Vision_program
gptkbp:duration up to 6 years (waiting for target)
gptkbp:firstBook first mission to visit a long-period comet or interstellar object
gptkbp:goal study a dynamically new comet
study a pristine comet nucleus
study interstellar objects if possible
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Comet Interceptor
gptkbp:launchDate planned 2029
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkbp:mass ~1000 kg (main spacecraft)
gptkbp:missionType space science
comet flyby
gptkbp:operator gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:partner gptkb:DLR
gptkb:CNES
gptkb:UK_Space_Agency
gptkb:JAXA
gptkbp:payload cameras
spectrometers
dust analysers
three spacecraft (main spacecraft and two probes)
gptkbp:plannedOrbit gptkb:Sun-Earth_L2_point
gptkbp:selectedDate June 2019
gptkbp:status under development
gptkbp:target long-period comet or interstellar object
gptkbp:website https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/comet-interceptor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lagrangian_points
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6