The #BepiColombo mission to #Mercury sits on the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, ahead of the scheduled liftoff at 01:45 GMT tonight. Follow @esascience & @esaoperations for the latest countdown news. Join us for live coverage from 01:15 GMT on https://t.co/JVwQjT07a5 pic.twitter.com/zk39DdHqv2

— European Space Agency (@esa) October 19, 2018