BepiColombo (MPO+MMO) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20.10.2018 - 04:45:35 ДМВ

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ЦитироватьBepiColombo - orbit and timeline

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Опубликовано: 18 окт. 2018 г.

BepiColombo mission to Mercury is scheduled to launch on 20 October 2018 and to arrive at Mercury on 5 December 2025. The mission is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK3F4fmqtbAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK3F4fmqtbA (3:19)

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ЦитироватьAriane 5 ready to launch BepiColombo

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Опубликовано: 19 окт. 2018 г.

An Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle (Ariane Flight VA245) will launch the BepiColombo mission from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) at Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on 20 October 2018.

Credit:
European Space Agency (ESA)/S. Corvaja/Manuel Pedoussaut
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ЦитироватьESA Operations‏Подлинная учетная запись @esaoperations 31 мин. назад

L-6.25 hrs. The network countdown is underway — a synchronised sequence by facilities in #ESOC #Kourou & elsewhere supporting #BepiColombo - 6.25! #MissionControl


30 мин. назад

#BepiColombo Flight Director at #ESOC now verifiying communication links between @ESA's #MainControlRoom & #Kourou's "Jupiter" Control Room — we hear each other loud and clear!


26 мин. назад

Here at #ESOC the first members of the @BepiColombo mission control team — the -Team — are 'on console', preparing our systems for launch... #BepiColombo

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ЦитироватьESA Operations‏Подлинная учетная запись @esaoperations 15 мин. назад

Once #BepiColombo has launched & separated from the #Ariane rocket, teams expect to hear the fledgling spacecraft's 'first words' at around 04:22 CEST, picked up by @ESA's antenna in #NewNorcia, Australia. This is a hugely important moment — join us for it!

02:22 UTC

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ЦитироватьESA‏Подлинная учетная запись @esa 2 ч. назад

Latest from Kourou: Altitude winds still within launch criteria. Countdown to #BepiColombo launch proceeds as planned. Join us for live coverage from 01:15 GMT (03:15 CEST) https://livestream.com/ESA/BepiColomboLaunch ...


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ЦитироватьESA‏Подлинная учетная запись @esa 15 мин. назад

Latest from Kourou: All criteria green. Start filling the #Ariane5's cryogenic tanks. Join us for the #BepiColumbo launch, live coverage starts at 01:15 GMT (03:15 CEST) https://livestream.com/ESA/BepiColomboLaunch ...


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Цитировать10/20/2018 02:55 Stephen Clark

T-minus 110 minutes. The Ariane 5 rocket's first stage, known by the French acronym EPC, is currently being filled with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. The second stage, or ESC-A, should also be receiving the same mix of liquid propellants. The first stage Vulcain 2 engine and the upper stage HM7B engine both consume the super-cold fuel.

The cryogenic propellant will be gradually pumped inside the rocket to maintain proper levels as the fuel evaporates over the rest of the countdown.

The Ariane 5's supply of cryogenic liquid helium, used to pressurize the rocket's propellant tanks, was loaded aboard the launcher after Thursday's rollout.

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ЦитироватьESA Operations‏Подлинная учетная запись @esaoperations 14 мин. назад

The LSS "Launch and Separation Sequence" is being activated on #BepiColombo in preparation for launch in just over an hour. Everyone reporting GO, spacecraft operating nominally!

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/10/19/photos-bepicolombo-stacked-for-launch-to-mercury/
ЦитироватьPhotos: BepiColombo stacked for launch to Mercury
October 19, 2018 | Stephen Clark


The BepiColombo spacecraft is pictured in launch configuratin shortly before stacking atop the Ariane 5 rocket in French Guiana. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin

Ground crews at the Guiana Space Center in South America have spent the last few months preparing the BepiColombo spacecraft, a tandem mission with European and Japanese science orbiters bound for Mercury, for launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
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Liftoff is scheduled for 0145 GMT on Oct. 20 (9:45 p.m. EDT on Oct. 19) from Kourou, French Guiana.

The BepiColombo spacecraft stands roughly 21 feet (6.4 meters) tall at launch and weighs 8,997 pounds (4,081 kilograms) fully fueled with hydrazine and xenon propellants for the 7.2-year journey to Mercury.

Workers at the spaceport in French Guiana have spent the last few months readying the BepiColombo spacecraft for launch. Key steps included filling of the spacecraft with propellant, and stacking the major parts of the vehicle together for the cruise to the solar system's innermost planet.


This illustration shows the major components of the BepiColombo mission. At top is the Japanese Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter. Below that is the spacecraft's sunshield, which will cover the Japanese orbiter during the interplanetary cruise. Third from top is the European Mercury Planetary Orbiter, and at bottom is the European-built Mercury Transfer Module. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab

BepiColombo's European-built Mercury Planetary Orbiter carries 11 instruments, a suite comprising a high-resolution mapping camera, a laser altimeter, an accelerometer, and a set of spectrometers on a downward-facing science deck that will remain pointed toward the planet throughout each orbit.

The Japanese-made Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter's five science sensors will study the plasma environment around Mercury, attempt to image the planet's sodium-rich tenuous atmosphere, and measure Mercury's magnetic field.

The spacecraft also includes the Mercury Transfer Module, a section with four steerable plasma engines and solar arrays designed to steer BepiColombo through the inner solar system through a series of gravity assist encounters with Earth, Venus and Mercury before finally arriving in orbit around the innermost planet in December 2025.

The BepiColombo modules will separate after arriving at Mercury, with the European and Japanese orbiters heading to different orbits. The Mercury Transfer Module will be jettisoned along with a sunshield that will keep the Japanese part of BepiColombo at the right temperature during the interplanetary transit from Earth to Mercury.

BepiColombo will become the second mission to orbit Mercury after NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which explored the planet from 2011 through 2015.

The photos below show the BepiColombo spacecraft's launch preparations in French Guiana after a series of Antonov cargo flights delivered the major pieces of the mission to the launch base from Europe.


The spin-stabilized Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter shortly after arriving in Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: JAXA/ESA–M. Basile


The Mercury Planetary Orbiter, with its hand-sewn insulation panels to protect it from extreme temperatures on the mission to Mercury. Credit: ESA – S. Corvaja


One of the Mercury Transfer Module's two solar arrays undergoes a deployment test. Credit: ESA – S. Corvaja


A technician sews insulation panels on BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module in French Guiana. Credit: ESA – S. Corvaja


The Mercury Planetary Orbiter. Credit: ESA – S. Corvaja


A technicians sews thermal blankets on BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module. Credit: ESA – S. Corvaja


Several major pieces of the BepiColombo mission are visible in this image inside the processing facility at the Guiana Space Center. In the foreground is the Mercury Transfer Module, and one of the MTM's solar panels, the sunshield, and the Mercury Planetary Orbiter are visible in the background. Credit: ESA – S. Corvaja


The Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Transfer Module undergo electrical compatibility testing. Credit: ESA–B.Guillaume


The solar wing on the Mercury Planetary Orbiter is deployed during a test at the Guiana Space Center. Credit: ESA – M. Pedoussaut


The BepiColombo "ministack" is on the move at the Guiana Space Center. The Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter are connected together in this image. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video du CSG – P.Baudon


The BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module (left) and the "ministack" of the Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (right) are prepared for chemical fueling. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video du CSG – P.Baudon


Technicians prepare to mate the Mercury Transfer Module with the two BepiColombo science orbiters. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video du CSG – P.Baudon


The BepiColombo science orbiter "ministack" is lowered on the Mercury Transfer Module. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video du CSG – P.Baudon


The BepiColombo spacecraft is lifted in preparation for attachment to its Ariane 5 launcher. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video du CSG – JM Guillon


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video du CSG – JM Guillon


The BepiColombo spacecraft is lowered onto its Ariane 5 launcher in the final assembly building at the Guiana Space Center. Credit: ESA – M. Pedoussaut


The sunshield is lowered over the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter. Credit: ESA – M. Pedoussaut


The Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter will be protected by a sunshield during BepiColombo's outbound cruise from Earth. Credit: ESA – M. Pedoussaut


The Ariane 5 rocket's payload fairing is prepared for encapsulation of the BepiColombo spacecraft on top of the launcher. Credit: ESA-Manuel Pedoussaut


Credit: ESA-Manuel Pedoussaut


The BepiColombo spacecraft is encapsulated inside the Ariane 5's payload fairing. Credit: ESA-Manuel Pedoussaut
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