ESA MPO spacecraft
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The ESA MPO spacecraft, formally known as the Mercury Planetary Orbiter, is the European Space Agency’s primary science orbiter for the BepiColombo mission to study Mercury’s surface, interior, exosphere, and magnetosphere.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercury Planetary Orbiter | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mercury orbiter
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planetary orbiter ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| acronym | MPO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName |
ESA MPO spacecraft
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MPO spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coPassenger |
Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter
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Mercury Transfer Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForEnvironment | high-temperature Mercury orbit ⓘ |
| destination | Mercury orbit ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
BELA
NERFINISHED
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ISA NERFINISHED ⓘ MAGR NERFINISHED ⓘ MERMAG NERFINISHED ⓘ MERTIS NERFINISHED ⓘ MIXS NERFINISHED ⓘ MORE NERFINISHED ⓘ MPO-MAG NERFINISHED ⓘ PHEBUS NERFINISHED ⓘ SERENA NERFINISHED ⓘ SIMBIO-SYS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | BepiColombo composite spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry | French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate |
20 October 2018
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2018-10-20 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Guiana Space Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Ariane 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionName | Mercury Planetary Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
investigate Mercury composition
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investigate Mercury exosphere-surface interactions ⓘ investigate Mercury geological evolution ⓘ investigate Mercury magnetic field ⓘ investigate Mercury tectonics ⓘ investigate Mercury volcanism ⓘ provide global characterization of Mercury ⓘ study Mercury exosphere ⓘ study Mercury interior ⓘ study Mercury magnetosphere ⓘ study Mercury surface ⓘ test theories of general relativity near the Sun ⓘ |
| missionPhase | cruise with BepiColombo composite ⓘ |
| missionType | science orbiter ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbitsBody | Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | BepiColombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedMissionPhase | Mercury orbit operations ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | BepiColombo MPO bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thermalControl | high-temperature thermal protection ⓘ |
| usesPropulsion | chemical propulsion ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.