BepiColombo
Artist’s concept of the BepiColombo spacecraft. Credit: Airbus Defense and Space Elements of the BepiColombo Mercury Composite Spacecraft. From bottom to top: the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM), Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO), Magnetospheric Orbiter Sunshield and Interface Structure (MOSIF), and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). The spacecraft are shown with solar arrays and instruments deployed. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab Artist's depiction of the BepiColombo mission, with the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (left) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (right) Mission type Planetary science Operator ESA · JAXA Website sci .esa .int /bepicolombo / global .jaxa .jp /projects /sat /bepi / Mission duration Planned: 7 years Spacecraft properties Manufacturer Airbus · ISAS Launch mass 4,100 kg (9,040 lb) [1] BOL mass MPO: 1,230 kg (2,710 lb) [1] Mio : 255 kg (560 lb) [1] Dry mass 2,70...