BepiColombo
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| BepiColombo | |
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| Organization: | European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| Major contractors: | EADS Astrium is Prime-Contractor for ESA modules |
| Mission type: | Orbiter |
| Flyby of: | Moon, Earth, Venus, and Mercury |
| Satellite of: | Mercury |
| Orbital insertion date: | 2020 |
| Launch date: | July–August 2014 |
| Launch vehicle: | Ariane 5 rocket |
| NSSDC ID: | BEPICLMBO |
| Webpage: | ESA JAXA ISAS |
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BepiColombo is a planned European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission to the planet Mercury. The mission is still being planned. This means that the details of the mission are likely to change. Its planned launch date is 2014 and it is planned to arrive at Mercury in 2020.
