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MPO unpacked at Europe's Spaceport


Date: 27 April 2018
Satellite: BepiColombo
Depicts: Mercury Planetary Orbiter
Location: Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG – P.Baudon

The shipping container is lifted from ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) of the ESA–JAXA BepiColombo mission after arriving at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou for launch preparations.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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