Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 28 minutes ago
Animation visualising BepiColombo's 7.2 year journey to Mercury.
This animation is based on a launch date in October, marking the start of the launch window in 2018. It illustrates the gravity assist flybys that the spacecraft will make at Earth, Venus and Mercury before arriving at Mercury in December 2025.
More about the journey: http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/48871-getting-to-mercury/
More about the BepiColombo mission: http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/
More information about this video can be found at http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/59288-animation-visualising-bepicolombo-s-journey-to-mercury/
Credit: ESA
Animation visualising BepiColombo's 7.2 year journey to Mercury.
This animation is based on a launch date in October, marking the start of the launch window in 2018. It illustrates the gravity assist flybys that the spacecraft will make at Earth, Venus and Mercury before arriving at Mercury in December 2025.
More about the journey: http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/48871-getting-to-mercury/
More about the BepiColombo mission: http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/
More information about this video can be found at http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/59288-animation-visualising-bepicolombo-s-journey-to-mercury/
Credit: ESA
