BepiColombo
Mission overview
BepiColombo is a joint ESA–JAXA mission of two orbiters travelling to Mercury, arriving in the mid-2020s.
Mission data
Identity and engineering data from Wikidata (type-verified match · Q113169) · launch date 2018-10-20 confirmed
| International designator | 2018-080A | Wikidata · catalogued |
Full field-level provenance
- International designator: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P247 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
Sourced from Wikidata (community-maintained structured data, whose statements link to their own citations where provided); each value carries its Wikidata QID. A field with conflicting Wikidata values is omitted. Launch date is used only to cross-check the catalogue, never to override it. Fields Wikidata did not provide, or where conflicting values exist, are omitted, never invented.
Derived values
Computed from source-backed inputs via standard formulae — not observations. Every input and constant is traced below.
- Time since launch7.7 yearscalculated
Formula & inputs
Formula: Δt = reference − launch (v1.0.0, impl v1.0.0)
Inputs:
- launchDate = 17824 days (JD-like) · ESA
Limitations: A time-dependent value: it is elapsed time as of the stated reference instant, not a fixed total.; Elapsed time since launch is not the same as time spent operating at the target.
Uncertainty: not propagated (inputs carry no catalogued uncertainty)
Computed as of 2026-06-29.
Outcome & discoveries
In transit to Mercury, performing flybys of Earth, Venus, and Mercury en route.
Mission profile
Knowledge connections
- Operated byESA
- Operated byJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
- Launched byAriane 5
- Launched fromGuiana Space Centre
- Mission targetMercury
Related missions
| Mission | Type | Agency | Launch | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus ExpressVenus | Orbiter | ESA | 2005-11-09 | Completed |
| Mars ExpressMars | Orbiter | ESA | 2003-06-02 | Active |
| JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)Jupiter and its icy moons | Orbiter | ESA | 2023-04-14 | En route |
| RosettaComet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko | Orbiter and lander | ESA | 2004-03-02 | Completed |
| Solar OrbiterThe Sun | Solar observatory | ESA | 2020-02-10 | Active |
| GaiaSun–Earth L2 | Astrometry observatory | ESA | 2013-12-19 | Completed |
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.