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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.

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Aliases
Mercury Magnetospheric OrbiterMMOBepiColombo Mio
Name
Mio
Slug
bepicolombo-mio
Status
active

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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.
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Vehicle Family Id
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Creation Time
7/14/2026, 10:00:08 PM
Updated Time
7/14/2026, 10:00:08 PM

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First Flight Date
2018-10-20
Vehicle Code
Mio