BEPICOLOMBO
Launched | 19 October 2018 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Operational |
Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana |
Owner | European Space Agency |
NORAD ID | 43653 |
COSPAR ID | 2018-080A |
Observing |
Timeline
2018 Oct 20 | – | Launch from Guiana Space Centre |
2020 Apr 10 | – | Flyby of Earth |
2020 Oct 15 | – | Flyby of Venus |
2021 Aug 10 | – | Flyby of Venus |
2025 Dec 5 | – | Insertion into orbit around Mercury |
Launched alongside
ARIANE 5 R/B