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BepiColombo to perform Venus flyby

Submit on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 22:59

The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission is getting ready to fly by Venus. It will make a close approach of the planet on 15 October at 0358 UTC at a distance of approximately 10,720 km. Gravity assist flybys are needed to set the spacecraft on course for Mercury orbit.

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