Flyby
BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
Mercury Ariane 5 ECA | BepiColombo
Last of six Mercury flybys of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission before entering orbit around its destination planet in 2025.
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Ariane 5 ECA | BepiColombo
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 20, 2018, 1:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
BepiColombo is a joint mission of the ESA and the JAXA to the planet Mercury. The mission comprises two satellites to be launched together: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). The mission will perform a comprehensive study of Mercury, including its magnetic field, magnetosphere, interior structure and surface.
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