Mercury Planetary Orbiter

Mercury orbiter on the BepiColombo mission
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Mercury Planetary Orbiter

Summary

Mercury Planetary Orbiter is an orbiter[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's instance of is recorded as orbiter[3].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter is operated by European Space Operations Centre[4].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's manufacturer is recorded as Airbus Defence and Space GmbH[5].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's manufacturer is recorded as Q131652020[6].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter is part of BepiColombo[7].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's Commons category is recorded as Mercury Planetary Orbiter[8].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 5 ECA[9].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's parent astronomical body is recorded as Mercury[10].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[11].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's type of orbit is recorded as polar orbit[12].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as October 20, 2018[13].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[14].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's significant event is recorded as jettison[15].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's significant event is recorded as orbit insertion[16].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's significant event is recorded as separation[17].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's significant event is recorded as separation[18].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's significant event is recorded as orbital activity[19].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's significant event is recorded as service entry[20].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's launch contractor is recorded as Arianespace[21].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}[22].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's space tug is recorded as ESC-A H14.4[23].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's start point is recorded as ELA-3[24].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's length is recorded as {'amount': '+2.2'}[25].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's height is recorded as {'amount': '+1.7'}[26].
  • Mercury Planetary Orbiter's width is recorded as {'amount': '+3.9'}[27].

Why It Matters

Mercury Planetary Orbiter is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Huntster · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → rocket launch, jettison, orbit insertion +4
    Launch contractor → Arianespace
    Space tug → ESC-A H14.4
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  2. 4w ago · Huntster · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Length → {'amount': '+2.2'}
    Significant event → rocket launch, jettison, orbit insertion +4
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.15'}
    Parent astronomical body → Mercury
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  3. 10w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → European Space Operations Centre
    Cospar id → 2018-080A
    Manufacturer → Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Q131652020
    Significant event → rocket launch, jettison, orbit insertion +4
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P176]]: [[Q134303142]]"
  4. 10w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → {'amount': '+1819.8'}, {'amount': '+1146.6'}
    Wikidata description → Mercury orbiter on the BepiColombo mission
    Payload mass → {'amount': '+98.2'}
    Instance of → orbiter
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4519]]: 98.2 kilogram"
  5. 10w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Mercury Planetary Orbiter illustration.jpg
    Instance of → —
    Part of → —
    Naif id → -69
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Mercury Planetary Orbiter illustration.jpg"
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