MTM

E323704
spacecraft module spacecraft propulsion module transfer module

MTM is the Mercury Transfer Module of the BepiColombo mission, responsible for propelling and guiding the spacecraft on its journey to Mercury.

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Label Occurrences
MTM canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf spacecraft module ⓘ
spacecraft propulsion module ⓘ
transfer module ⓘ
belongsToProgram Cosmic Vision ⓘ
carries Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter ⓘ
Mercury Planetary Orbiter ⓘ
collaboration ESA–JAXA joint mission component ⓘ
countryOfManufacture Germany ⓘ
cruisePhase interplanetary cruise to Mercury ⓘ
designedFor long-duration solar electric propulsion operations ⓘ
destination Mercury ⓘ
electricPropulsionSystem Hall-effect thrusters ⓘ
surface form: QinetiQ T6 ion thruster
endOfLife jettisoned before Mercury orbit operations ⓘ
fullName Mercury Transfer Module ⓘ
launchCountry France ⓘ
launchDate 2018-10-20 ⓘ
launchSite Guiana Space Centre ⓘ
launchVehicle Ariane 5 ⓘ
manufacturer EADS ⓘ
surface form: Airbus Defence and Space
mission BepiColombo mission ⓘ
surface form: BepiColombo mission to Mercury
missionPhase cruise phase only ⓘ
numberOfIonThrusters 4 ⓘ
operator European Space Agency ⓘ
partOf BepiColombo mission ⓘ
surface form: BepiColombo
performs deep-space maneuvers ⓘ
gravity-assist trajectory corrections ⓘ
powerSource solar arrays ⓘ
primaryRole interplanetary transfer to Mercury ⓘ
propulsionType chemical propulsion ⓘ
solar electric propulsion ⓘ
providesPowerTo Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter ⓘ
Mercury Planetary Orbiter ⓘ
role attitude control ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
power supply during cruise ⓘ
propulsion ⓘ
separatesFrom Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter ⓘ
Mercury Planetary Orbiter ⓘ
separationEvent before Mercury orbit insertion ⓘ
spaceAgency European Space Agency ⓘ
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
targetBody planet Mercury ⓘ
usesGravityAssistsFrom Earth ⓘ
Mercury ⓘ
Venus ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

BepiColombo mission → alsoKnownAs → MTM ⓘ
subject surface form: BepiColombo
Mercury Transfer Module → alsoKnownAs → MTM ⓘ