Roll out to the launch zone
![](https://cdn.sci.esa.int/documents/34795/35668/1567213871834-BepiColombo_Roll_out_to_the_launch_zone_2_625.jpg)
Date: 18 October 2018
Satellite: BepiColombo
Depicts: Ariane 5 ECA launcher
Location: European Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA - S. Corvaja
The BepiColombo spacecraft, encapsulated in the fairing of the Ariane 5 that will launch the mission into space, prepares to leave the Final Assembly Building and move to the launch zone.
BepiColombo is a joint endeavour between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.
Last Update: 1 September 2019