MTM

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MTM is the Mercury Transfer Module of the BepiColombo mission, responsible for propelling and guiding the spacecraft on its journey to Mercury.

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MTM canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf spacecraft module
spacecraft propulsion module
transfer module
belongsToProgram Cosmic Vision
carries Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter
Mercury Planetary Orbiter
collaboration ESA–JAXA joint mission component
countryOfManufacture Germany
cruisePhase interplanetary cruise to Mercury
designedFor long-duration solar electric propulsion operations
destination Mercury
electricPropulsionSystem QinetiQ T6 ion thruster
endOfLife jettisoned before Mercury orbit operations
fullName Mercury Transfer Module
launchCountry France
launchDate 2018-10-20
launchSite Guiana Space Centre
launchVehicle Ariane 5
manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space
linked to: EADS
mission BepiColombo mission to Mercury
linked to: BepiColombo mission
missionPhase cruise phase only
numberOfIonThrusters 4
operator European Space Agency
partOf BepiColombo
linked to: BepiColombo mission
performs deep-space maneuvers
gravity-assist trajectory corrections
powerSource solar arrays
primaryRole interplanetary transfer to Mercury
propulsionType chemical propulsion
solar electric propulsion
providesPowerTo Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter
Mercury Planetary Orbiter
role attitude control
navigation
power supply during cruise
propulsion
separatesFrom Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter
Mercury Planetary Orbiter
separationEvent before Mercury orbit insertion
spaceAgency European Space Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
targetBody planet Mercury
usesGravityAssistsFrom Earth
Mercury
Venus

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BepiColombo alsoKnownAs MTM
subject linked to: BepiColombo mission