Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
Helio-N/A
Mission type
Planetary Science
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Sat, 20 Oct 2018 01:45:28 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5787 ever
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.