Bepicolombo spacecraft facts

Factsheet for the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury, giving an overview of the mission goals, partnerships, launch mass, spacecraft components, scientific instruments and timeline. 

Timeline:
Launch: 01:45 GMT on 20 October 2018.
Earth flyby: 10 April 2020
Venus flyby 1: 15 October 2020
Venus flyby 2: 11 August 2021
Mercury flyby 1: 1 October 2021
Mercury flyby 2: 23 June 2022
Mercury flyby 3: 20 June 2023
Mercury flyby 4: 4 September 2024
Mercury flyby 5: 1 December 2024
Mercury flyby 6: 8 January 2025
Planned arrival at Mercury: November 2026

Note: This image was updated in March 2020, May 2023, September 2024 and July 2025 to reflect updated mission milestone dates.