Mercury Transfer Module
ESA's Mercury Transfer Module carries BepiColombo's MPO and Mio orbiters from Earth to Mercury. Its solar-electric ion thrusters provide the cruise propulsion before the module is separated ahead of Mercury arrival.
Identity
- Aliases
- MTMBepiColombo transfer module
- Name
- Mercury Transfer Module
- Slug
- bepicolombo-mtm
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- ESA's Mercury Transfer Module carries BepiColombo's MPO and Mio orbiters from Earth to Mercury. Its solar-electric ion thrusters provide the cruise propulsion before the module is separated ahead of Mercury arrival.
- Operator Id
- vh76e0gh65et98bds1b49cvt8h89n8e5
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7tjd4bxa5exjcd6hjkn17y8d8ahaht
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 10:00:12 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 10:00:12 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2018-10-20
- Vehicle Code
- MTM