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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261122
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SUMMARY:BepiColombo\, Capture Burn / Hermocentric Orbit Insertion at Mercury
DESCRIPTION:ESA / JAXA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) expected to execute a critical capture burn on November 21\, 2026\, deploy the Mio orbiter on December 9–10\, 2026\, and begin full science operations in April 2027.
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/net-nov-bepicolombo-hermocentric-orbit-insertion-at-mercury/
LOCATION:Mercury Orbit
CATEGORIES:Mission Milestone
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261211
DTSTAMP:20260903T232604Z
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SUMMARY:BepiColombo to Deploy Mio Orbiter
DESCRIPTION:After executing a critical capture burn on November 21\, 2026\, today the craft is planned to deploy the Mio orbiter on December 9–10\, 2026\, and begin full science operations in April 2027.
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/bepicolombo-to-deploy-mio-orbiter/
LOCATION:Mercury Orbit
CATEGORIES:Mission Milestone
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280402
DTSTAMP:20260730T201240Z
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SUMMARY:NET Apr — End of Nominal Mission for BepiColombo
DESCRIPTION:NET Apr — European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (BepiColombo) nominal mission ends this month\, 5.82 Mercury years after orbit insertion; potential extended mission and plans TBD.
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/net-apr-end-of-nominal-mission-for-bepicolombo/
LOCATION:Mercury Orbit
CATEGORIES:Mission Milestone
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290402
DTSTAMP:20260730T201224Z
CREATED:20251024T200523Z
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SUMMARY:NET Apr — BepiColombo Spacecraft End of Extended Mission
DESCRIPTION:NET Apr — European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (BepiColombo) end of extended mission\, 9.98 Mercury years after orbit insertion; potential extension of mission or de-orbit plans TBD.
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/net-apr-bepicolombo-spacecraft-end-of-extended-mission/
LOCATION:Mercury Orbit
CATEGORIES:Observation / Anniversary
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