BepiColomboAriane 5 ECAArianespace 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 MissionBepiColomboType: Planetary ScienceBepiColombo 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. LocationAriane Launch Area 3Kourou, French Guiana151 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana. RocketAriane 5 ECALength: 57.7 meters Diameter: 5.4 meters First Launch: December 11, 2002Ariane 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. AgencyArianespaceType: Commercial Abbreviation: ASA Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Launchers: Ariane 5 | VegaCountry: FRAArianespace 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