Mercury Planetary Orbiter
ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter is BepiColombo's planet-facing science orbiter. It carries eleven instrument suites to study Mercury's surface, composition, exosphere, interior and environment and supplies the propulsion used for Mercury orbit insertion before deploying Mio.
Identity
- Aliases
- MPOBepiColombo MPO
- Name
- Mercury Planetary Orbiter
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter is BepiColombo's planet-facing science orbiter. It carries eleven instrument suites to study Mercury's surface, composition, exosphere, interior and environment and supplies the propulsion used for Mercury orbit insertion before deploying Mio.
- First Flight Date
- 2018-10-20
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 22:00:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 23, 2026 at 16:57:54 UTC
Other
- Search Name
- Mercury Planetary Orbiter MPO BepiColombo MPO
- Vehicle Code
- MPO