BepiColombo Orbiter

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:averageTemperature 2025
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:JAXA
gptkbp:communicationEquipment X-band
gptkbp:component MIO
MPO
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Giovanni_Battista_Colombo
gptkbp:dataTransmission up to 1 Mbps
gptkbp:design modular design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BepiColombo Orbiter
gptkbp:launched gptkb:European_Space_Agency
October 20, 2018
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kourou,_French_Guiana
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:mission planetary exploration
heliocentric orbit
gptkbp:missions 7 years
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:BepiColombo_mission
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission analyze_Mercury's_internal_structure
investigate_Mercury's_magnetic_field
study_Mercury's_surface_and_exosphere
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:MPO's_Mercury_Imaging_X-ray_Spectrometer
gptkb:MIO's_Mercury_Atmosphere_and_Surface_Composition_Spectrometer
gptkb:MPO's_Mercury_Dual_Imaging_System
gptkb:MIO's_Magnetometer
gptkb:MPO's_Mercury_Laser_Altimeter
gptkb:MIO's_Visible_and_Near-Infrared_Spectrometer
analyze surface composition
investigate volcanic activity
study the planet's geology
investigate the planet's atmosphere
investigate the planet's polar regions
analyze the planet's geological history
analyze the planet's surface morphology
study the planet's surface mineralogy
study the planet's surface processes
investigate the planet's surface processes over time
investigate the planet's surface temperature variations
analyze tectonic activity
analyze the planet's crustal structure
analyze the planet's surface age
analyze the planet's tectonic history
examine the planet's magnetic field
investigate the planet's atmosphere dynamics
investigate the planet's impact history
investigate the planet's magnetic field dynamics
investigate thermal history
study impact cratering
study solar wind interaction
study the exosphere's composition
study the interaction with the solar wind
study the planet's equatorial regions
study the planet's geological features.
study the planet's magnetic field history
study the planet's volcanic history
understand planetary differentiation
understand the planet's thermal evolution
understand_Mercury's_formation
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:Mercury
gptkbp:weight 3,900 kg