A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

• avg_cal_sc: Averaged ground calibrated science data The data are directly derived from the calibrated data and averaged to the interval stated in the filename. The Standard averaging interval is 1 second , indicated by 'a001' in the name. Data are available for IB and OB sensor.
• inflightcal_sc: Inflight calibrated science data These data are based on calibrated data as well. An inflight calibration has been applied additionally. This process is still under development and is intended to flag / eliminate s/c disturbances, temperature drifts, reaction wheel signatures SEPS impacts, and similar disturbances. IB and OB timeseries are used to clean the data , resulting in only ONE common data product.
• avg_inflight_cal_sc: Averaged inflight calibrated science data The data are directly derived from inflightcal_sc data and averaged to the interval stated in the filename. The Standard averaging interval is 1 second , indicated by 'a001' in the name. There is also only one common data product and no distinction is made between IB and OB sensor.

BepiColombo Mission Overview

BepiColombo is Europe's first mission to Mercury. It has been defined as a collaboration between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), executed under ESA leadership. The mission comprises two spacecraft: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO), built by ESA, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), built by JAXA, which are dedicated to the detailed study of the planet and its magnetosphere respectively. Their orbits have therefore been optimised accordingly.
The MPO is a three-axis-stabilized and nadir-pointing spacecraft designed for an operational lifetime of one Earth year (with a possible extension of one year). The MPO will be placed in an inertially fixed polar orbit; the spacecraft has one axis aligned with the nadir direction to allow continuous nadir observation of the planet. The MPO’s 2.3-hour low-eccentricity orbit will provide excellent spatial resolution over the entire planet’s surface. The MPO science payload will investigate Mercury’s interior, surface composition and morphology,intrinsic magnetic field, the composition of the exosphere and the coupling between all of these aspects. The launch of the MPO-MMO composite is planned for April 2018 on an Ariane 5from Kourou. Approximately 6.5 years later, after two Venus and four Mercury flybys, the spacecraft will perform its final approach to Mercury. BepiColombo will arrive at Mercury in 2024, and gather data during a 1-year nominal mission,with a possible 1-year extension.
See instrument context products for more information on the instruments.Information on Mission Phases to be added here.