BepiColombo Program
ESA and JAXA’s BepiColombo is an active joint mission to Mercury comprising the European Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Japan’s Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter. Launched in 2018, the spacecraft has completed its long solar-electric cruise and is entering the Mercury-arrival phase in 2026 to study the planet’s magnetic field, magnetosphere, interior, surface, and exosphere.
Identity
- Aliases
- BepiColomboBepi-ColomboMercury Magnetospheric OrbiterMio
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- BepiColombo Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- explorationsciencedevelopmentoperations
Details
- Description
- ESA and JAXA’s BepiColombo is an active joint mission to Mercury comprising the European Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Japan’s Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter. Launched in 2018, the spacecraft has completed its long solar-electric cruise and is entering the Mercury-arrival phase in 2026 to study the planet’s magnetic field, magnetosphere, interior, surface, and exosphere.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2018
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:11:18 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:11:18 UTC