LAUNCH MISSION

CNES Callisto Flight 1

Name: CNES Callisto Flight 1
Start: 2027-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Diamant Launch Area

Status

TBD

DATE

31 DEC 2027

LAUNCH PROVIDER

National Center of Space Research

Launch Pad

Diamant Launch Area

Description

First test flight of the Callisto VTVL demonstrator.

Callisto

Rocket Description

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.