BepiColomboAriane 5 ECA Arianespace Launch Status Success Fri · Oct 19th, 2018 9:45 PM EDT Watch Online http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va245/ https://livestream.com/ESA/BepiColomboLaunch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQvLRITSFs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Aj6Ht8Ozo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC63y76o1hc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy4TjF_zNmk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0hvTDX9Kqs Mission BepiColombo Type: Planetary Science BepiColombo is a joint mission of the ESA and the JAXA to the planet Mercury. The mission comprises two satellites to be launched together: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). The mission will perform a comprehensive study of Mercury, including its magnetic field, magnetosphere, interior structure and surface. Location Ariane Launch Area 3 Kourou, French Guiana 151 launches have been at this location. Rocket Ariane 5 ECA Length: 57.7 meters Diameter: 5.4 meters First Launched: December 11, 2002 Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family. The Ariane 5 ECA rocket has been launched a total of 73 times with 71 successful and 2 failed launches. Agency Arianespace Type: Commercial Abbreviation: ASA Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Launchers: Ariane 5 | Vega Spacecraft: Country: FRA Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America. View Rocket Launch Schedule