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BepiColombo
Ariane 5 ECA · Planetary Science
2018Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre
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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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Orbit
- Helio-N/A
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2 + NASA