Spacecraft
BepiColombo
The joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury. Launched in 2018; after nine planetary flybys it is slowly captured into Mercury orbit in November 2026. It carries two orbiters: ESA's MPO and JAXA's Mio. Its position is derived from the sampled trajectory published by JPL Horizons; outside the data span the spacecraft is not shown. (The model is representative.)
| Type | Spacecraft |
|---|---|
| Parent body | Mercury |
| Launch | 20 October 2018 (Ariane 5) |
| Agency | ESA / JAXA |
| Status | Mercury orbit insertion – November 2026 |
| Source | NASA/JPL Horizons, 2026-10-22 |