BepiColombo
Name: BepiColombo
Manufacturer: Airbus Operator: ESA/JAXA Launch: 20 October 2018 Launcher: Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) Planned lifetime: 8 years Mission: Exploration of planet Mercury. The probe is composed of three stacked parts: Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Transfer Module (MTM). |