Mio
Mio is JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter carried by BepiColombo. After deployment at Mercury, the spinning spacecraft will study Mercury's magnetic field, magnetosphere, plasma environment and dust with five instrument suites.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury Magnetospheric OrbiterMMOBepiColombo Mio
- Name
- Mio
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Mio is JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter carried by BepiColombo. After deployment at Mercury, the spinning spacecraft will study Mercury's magnetic field, magnetosphere, plasma environment and dust with five instrument suites.
- First Flight Date
- 2018-10-20
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 22:00:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 22:00:08 UTC
Other
- Search Name
- Mio Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter MMO BepiColombo Mio
- Vehicle Code
- Mio