Satellites launched for the Mercurius mission Abroad

The probe sent a signal to the earth at 4:21 pm Dutch time. This allowed the control center of the ESA European Space Agency in Darmstadt to take control of the mission. The employees cheered when the signal was input. The probe was previously disconnected from the Ariane 5 rocket.

Mercury is the first and smallest planet in our solar system. It is very close to the sun. This makes it very difficult to get there. The satellites fly once after the Earth, twice in front of Venus and six times along Mercury. It is only in 2026 that they will enter orbit around the planet. The detour must prevent the sun from pulling and swallowing the satellites.

The European satellite is called MPO. He will run around Mercury ten times a day for at least a year. It must specify, among other things, what is the surface of the planet. The Japanese Mio probe must examine Mercury's environment, including the so-called solar wind, a stream of charged particles from the sun, which is bombarding the planet permanently. E-mail adress. Please fill again.

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