The International Mercury Exploration "BepiColombo" Launch Schedule
July 26, 2018
Below is the launch schedule for BepiColombo, a leading Japan-Europe mission to Mercury. BepiColombo consists of two spacecraft - JAXA's MIO, the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter and the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) of the European Space Agency (ESA). Both orbiters carried aboard Ariane 5 will cooperatively accomplish comprehensive observations of Mercury. Be informed of the following Ariane 5 launch schedule officially announced by Arianespace SA and ESA.
Launch Time and Date
22:45, local time in French Guinea, October 19, 2018
(10:45, Japan Standard Time, October 19, 2018)
Reserved Launch Period
Through November 29, 2018
Location
Guiana Space Centre, Europe's spaceport in Kourou