BepiColombo launch and separation timeline

Key moments around the launch of BepiColombo. Following launch and separation of the spacecraft, and first acquisition of signal, the solar arrays will be deployed. Some 12 hours later a monitoring camera onboard the transfer module will capture an image of one of the deployed solar arrays. During the day after launch a second set of images will look towards the Mercury Planetary Orbiter and the deployed antennas. After three days of

All times following launch are approximate. Watch the launch at esa.int/live.