Mercury Composite Spacecraft
Date: 16 Feb 2007
Artist's impression of the Mercury Composite Spacecraft (MCS) of the BepiColombo mission. The MCS comprises the two orbiters: Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). The third element of the composite spacecraft is the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) which, following the launch of the MCS, will bring the two orbiters to their dedicated orbits around Mercury using both chemical and solar electric propulsion.
Last Update: 19 Feb 2007
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