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Flight 1
Test Flight
National Center of Space Research(CNES)Government
Callisto
Suborbit
First test flight of the Callisto VTVL demonstrator.
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Dec 31, 2027, 12:00 AM
Mission details
CNES Mission
#15
Pad Launch
#12
Location Launch
#363
Launch Window
NET
Dec 31, 2027, 12:00 AM
Precision
Year
Schedule Changes
1 update
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Callisto Specs
Callisto is a demonstrator designed to conduct flight testing and mature the complex technologies required to return a launcher to Earth, as well as refurbishment operations between flights, and to precisely cost an operational European launcher with a reusable first stage (it is not intended to become an operational launcher). Standing for “Cooperative Action Leading to Launcher Innovation in Stage Toss-back Operations”, Callisto is a project being pursued with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the German space agency DLR. A large number of international contractors are also contributing to the experiment, among them ArianeGroup and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Length
13 m
Diameter
1.1 m
Thrust
46 kN
Reusable
Yes
Total Launches
0
Successful
0
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
0
National Center of Space Research
The National Center of Space Research, or CNES, is a French National Agency in charge of France's space program. In partnership with the US and Russia, they have put 10 people in space. CNES works in tandem with the larger ESA to develop the Ariane 5 and work on other probes and satellites. They are working with Germany to develop a cheaper and more efficient reusable rocket, which hopefully will be ready to fly by 2026.
Founded
1961
Administrator
CEO: François Jacq
Total Launches
14
Successful
12
Failed
2
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Dec 30, 2027, 9:00 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903