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MPO insulation blankets

MPO insulation blankets


Date: 20 June 2018
Satellite: BepiColombo
Depicts: Mercury Planetary Orbiter
Location: Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA–B.Guillaume

The BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) with the first part of the multi-layered insulation fitting completed. The white outer layer is a high-temperature blanket to protect the spacecraft from the extreme thermal conditions that will be experienced in Mercury orbit.

The joint ESA-JAXA mission comprises two scientific orbiters – ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter – that will be carried to the innermost planet by the Mercury Transfer Module. Launch preparations are taking place at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou. The launch window is open 5 October – 29 November.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
29-Mar-2024 00:49 UT

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