BepiColombo
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BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the planet Mercury. The mission comprises two satellites launched together: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mio. The mission will perform a comprehensive study of Mercury, including characterization of its magnetic field, magnetosphere, and both interior and surface structure. It was launched on an Ariane 5 rocket on 20 October 2018, with Mercury orbit insertion planned for November 2026, after a flyby of Earth, two flybys of Venus, and six flybys of Mercury. The total cost of the mission was estimated in 2017 as US$2 billion.
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- BepiColombo Science Investigations During Cruise and Flybys at the Earth, Venus and Mercury - scientific article published in February 2021 (Q1860)
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| incident | incident | [[1]] | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | At Noordwijk 2024 086 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | At Noordwijk 2024 090 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | At Noordwijk 2024 084 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Elsa Montagnon ESA15640755 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | At Noordwijk 2024 087 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | King Philippe views BepiColombo (31279956386) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mercury mission on view ESA15632823 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | King Philippe views BepiColombo (30949260890) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | King Philippe views BepiColombo (31281353926) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BepiColombo acoustic test (2) | Commons | ||









