BepiColombo mission

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Mercury orbiter mission planetary exploration mission spacecraft

The BepiColombo mission is a joint ESA–JAXA spacecraft mission designed to study the planet Mercury’s composition, magnetic field, and environment through dual orbiters.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
BepiColombo 3
BepiColombo Mercury mission (JAXA contribution) 1
BepiColombo spacecraft 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mercury orbiter mission ⓘ
planetary exploration mission ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ
abbreviation European Space Agency ⓘ
surface form: ESA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
surface form: JAXA
alsoKnownAs MMO ⓘ
MOSIF ⓘ
MPO ⓘ
MTM ⓘ
designFeature dual-orbiter configuration ⓘ
destinationOrbit Mercury ⓘ
surface form: Mercury orbit
gravityAssistBody Earth ⓘ
Mercury ⓘ
Venus ⓘ
internationalCollaboration BepiColombo mission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Europe–Japan joint mission
launchDate 2018-10-20 ⓘ
launchMass about 4100 kg ⓘ
launchSite Guiana Space Centre ⓘ
Kourou ⓘ
launchVehicle Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
missionType orbiter ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ
MMOAlternativeName Mio ⓘ
MMOOperator Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
MMOScienceFocus magnetosphere of Mercury ⓘ
MPOOperator European Space Agency ⓘ
MPOScienceFocus surface and interior of Mercury ⓘ
namedAfter Giuseppe Colombo ⓘ
namesakeOccupation Italian mathematician ⓘ
operator European Space Agency ⓘ
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
plannedMercuryOrbitInsertion 2025 ⓘ
powerSource solar electric propulsion ⓘ
primaryScienceObjective study Mercury’s composition ⓘ
study Mercury’s exosphere ⓘ
study Mercury’s interior structure ⓘ
study Mercury’s magnetic field ⓘ
study Mercury’s magnetosphere ⓘ
scienceField heliophysics ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ
space plasma physics ⓘ
spaceAgencyPartner European Space Agency ⓘ
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
spacecraftBusManufacturer Airbus ⓘ
surface form: Airbus Defence and Space
spacecraftComponent Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter ⓘ
Mercury Planetary Orbiter ⓘ
Mercury Transfer Module ⓘ
Sunshield and Interface Structure ⓘ
spaceportCountry French Guiana ⓘ
target Mercury ⓘ
trajectoryType gravity-assist trajectory ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Mercury → exploredBy → BepiColombo mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: BepiColombo
BepiColombo mission → internationalCollaboration → BepiColombo mission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: BepiColombo
this entity surface form: Europe–Japan joint mission
H-IIA launch vehicle → launchesNotablePayload → BepiColombo mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: BepiColombo Mercury mission (JAXA contribution)
European Space Agency → mission → BepiColombo mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: BepiColombo
this entity surface form: BepiColombo spacecraft
Ariane 5 ECA → notablePayload → BepiColombo mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: BepiColombo