Interceeptor bby
the nuumberss
€150
MILLION
2028
2033
0.8 to 1.2
1,000km
70km/sec
10km/sec
1
TotalcostofthemissionineurosProposedlaunchdateforthemissionDistanceinAUtotheSunthecomet
needstoapproachtobereachedby
themissionClosestapproachofthemain
spacecrafttothecometMaximumlikelyflybyspeedforthe
spacecraftatitstargetMinimumlikelyflybyspeed
fortheencounterTime bywhichthemissionmustbe
completedduetocostsNumberof
interstellar
objectsfound
inourSolar
Systemsofar©IllustrationbyAdrianMann© ESA3Dview
Thespacecraftwillproduce
3Dviewsofthecomet’s
wholeshapefromthesingle
flyby,nomatterhowbrief.Three-in-one
Themissionwillcomprise
threespacecraft– one
mothershiptoflyfarfrom
thecomet,andtwosmaller
spacecrafttoflycloser.Sizeofthespacecraft
CometInterceptorwillweigh
about 850 kilograms(1,900
pounds)intotal,comprising
allthreespacecraft.Plasmaandatoms
Thespacecraftwillinclude
instrumentsthatwillmeasure
solarwindandplasmanear
andaroundthecomet.
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terceptor