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BepiColombo meets the launcher

BepiColombo meets the launcher


Date: 09 October 2018
Satellite: BepiColombo
Depicts: MTM, MPO and MMO
Location: Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG – JM Guillon

The BepiColombo spacecraft stack mounted on the Ariane 5 launcher.

BepiColombo is a joint endeavour between ESA and JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter is seen at the top of the stack, ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter is in the middle, and ESA's Mercury Transfer Module is at the bottom.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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