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BepiColombo mission will make a fly-by past Earth

It continues on its journey to Mercury

The Airbus built BepiColombo mission will make a fly-by past Earth on 10th April 2020 as it continues on its journey to Mercury.The joint European Space Agency and Japanese Space Agency spacecraft will swing past Earth at about 13,000 km away, closer than navigation satellites (GPS, Galileo). It will be BepiColombo’s final glimpse of Earth before it continues on its seven year, 8.5 billion kilometre j...

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Paris, France, 04/06/2020 09:29
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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