BEPICOLOMBO’S SEVEN-YEAR JOURNEY TO MERCURY

• Date: 20 October 2018 Activity: Launch from Earth.

• Date: 10 April 2020 Activity: Earth flyby.

• Date: 15 October 2020 Activity: First Venus flyby.

• Date: 10 August 2021

Activity: Second Venus flyby.

• Date: 1 October 2021

Activity: First Mercury flyby.

• Date: 9 January 2025 Activity: Sixth and final Mercury flyby.

• Date: 5 December 2025 Activity: Orbital insertion around Mercury.