This year, the joint ESA & @JAXA_en @BepiColombo mission departs for #Mercury! Here's a timeline of flybys during the 7.2-yr journey based on a launch date of 5 Oct, which marks the start of the launch window https://t.co/ErvHC8R2EF pic.twitter.com/KWR0iWmrDA

— ESA Operations (@esaoperations) January 3, 2018