MPO Mercury Planetary Orbiter spacecraft
ESA Mercury Planetary Orbiter is one of two BepiColombo scientific spacecraft; it will map Mercury surface, composition, interior, gravity, and magnetic environment, with Mercury orbit insertion planned for November 2026 and separation from MIO planned for December 2026.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MPOMercury Planetary OrbiterBepiColombo MPO
- Family Name
- MPO
- Full Name
- MPO Mercury Planetary Orbiter spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterinterplanetary_proberesearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- ESA Mercury Planetary Orbiter is one of two BepiColombo scientific spacecraft; it will map Mercury surface, composition, interior, gravity, and magnetic environment, with Mercury orbit insertion planned for November 2026 and separation from MIO planned for December 2026.
- First Flight Year
- 2,018
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:41:02 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:41:02 UTC