#bepicolombo — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bepicolombo, aggregated by home.social.
-
2026-08-17 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-10)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 56.77 km/s (-0.98 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 95 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,379,810.66 km (-1,476,540.98 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 24.62 s (-4.93 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 191,588,753.26 km (+20,381,757.59 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.28 (+0.14)
- Light travel time: 10 min 39.07 s (+67.99 s) -
2026-08-17 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-10)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 56.77 km/s (-0.98 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 95 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,379,810.66 km (-1,476,540.98 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 24.62 s (-4.93 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 191,588,753.26 km (+20,381,757.59 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.28 (+0.14)
- Light travel time: 10 min 39.07 s (+67.99 s) -
2026-08-17 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-10)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 56.77 km/s (-0.98 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 95 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,379,810.66 km (-1,476,540.98 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 24.62 s (-4.93 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 191,588,753.26 km (+20,381,757.59 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.28 (+0.14)
- Light travel time: 10 min 39.07 s (+67.99 s) -
2026-08-17 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-10)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 56.77 km/s (-0.98 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 95 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,379,810.66 km (-1,476,540.98 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 24.62 s (-4.93 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 191,588,753.26 km (+20,381,757.59 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.28 (+0.14)
- Light travel time: 10 min 39.07 s (+67.99 s) -
2026-08-17 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-10)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 56.77 km/s (-0.98 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 95 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,379,810.66 km (-1,476,540.98 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 24.62 s (-4.93 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 191,588,753.26 km (+20,381,757.59 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.28 (+0.14)
- Light travel time: 10 min 39.07 s (+67.99 s) -
2026-08-10 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-03)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 57.75 km/s (+2.89 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 102 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,856,351.64 km (-493,167.91 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 29.54 s (-1.65 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 171,206,995.67 km (+25,690,514.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.14 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 9 min 31.09 s (+85.69 s) -
2026-08-10 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-03)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 57.75 km/s (+2.89 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 102 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,856,351.64 km (-493,167.91 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 29.54 s (-1.65 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 171,206,995.67 km (+25,690,514.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.14 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 9 min 31.09 s (+85.69 s) -
2026-08-10 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-03)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 57.75 km/s (+2.89 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 102 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,856,351.64 km (-493,167.91 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 29.54 s (-1.65 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 171,206,995.67 km (+25,690,514.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.14 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 9 min 31.09 s (+85.69 s) -
2026-08-10 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-03)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 57.75 km/s (+2.89 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 102 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,856,351.64 km (-493,167.91 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 29.54 s (-1.65 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 171,206,995.67 km (+25,690,514.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.14 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 9 min 31.09 s (+85.69 s) -
2026-08-10 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-03)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 57.75 km/s (+2.89 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 102 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,856,351.64 km (-493,167.91 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 29.54 s (-1.65 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 171,206,995.67 km (+25,690,514.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.14 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 9 min 31.09 s (+85.69 s) -
2026-08-03 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-27)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 54.87 km/s (+4.74 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 109 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,351,899.47 km (+272,066.13 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 31.20 s (+0.91 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 145,519,225.95 km (+25,138,445.21 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.97 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 8 min 5.41 s (+83.86 s) -
2026-08-03 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-27)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 54.87 km/s (+4.74 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 109 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,351,899.47 km (+272,066.13 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 31.20 s (+0.91 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 145,519,225.95 km (+25,138,445.21 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.97 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 8 min 5.41 s (+83.86 s) -
2026-08-03 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-27)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 54.87 km/s (+4.74 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 109 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,351,899.47 km (+272,066.13 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 31.20 s (+0.91 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 145,519,225.95 km (+25,138,445.21 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.97 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 8 min 5.41 s (+83.86 s) -
2026-08-03 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-27)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 54.87 km/s (+4.74 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 109 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,351,899.47 km (+272,066.13 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 31.20 s (+0.91 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 145,519,225.95 km (+25,138,445.21 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.97 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 8 min 5.41 s (+83.86 s) -
2026-08-03 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-27)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 54.87 km/s (+4.74 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 109 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,351,899.47 km (+272,066.13 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 31.20 s (+0.91 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 145,519,225.95 km (+25,138,445.21 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.97 (+0.17)
- Light travel time: 8 min 5.41 s (+83.86 s) -
2026-07-27 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-20)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 50.12 km/s (+4.55 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 116 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,079,833.34 km (+567,401.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 30.29 s (+1.89 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 120,380,780.74 km (+20,052,056.97 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.80 (+0.13)
- Light travel time: 6 min 41.56 s (+66.89 s) -
2026-07-27 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-20)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 50.12 km/s (+4.55 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 116 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,079,833.34 km (+567,401.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 30.29 s (+1.89 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 120,380,780.74 km (+20,052,056.97 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.80 (+0.13)
- Light travel time: 6 min 41.56 s (+66.89 s) -
2026-07-27 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-20)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 50.12 km/s (+4.55 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 116 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,079,833.34 km (+567,401.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 30.29 s (+1.89 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 120,380,780.74 km (+20,052,056.97 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.80 (+0.13)
- Light travel time: 6 min 41.56 s (+66.89 s) -
2026-07-27 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-20)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 50.12 km/s (+4.55 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 116 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,079,833.34 km (+567,401.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 30.29 s (+1.89 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 120,380,780.74 km (+20,052,056.97 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.80 (+0.13)
- Light travel time: 6 min 41.56 s (+66.89 s) -
2026-07-27 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-20)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 50.12 km/s (+4.55 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 116 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,079,833.34 km (+567,401.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 30.29 s (+1.89 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 120,380,780.74 km (+20,052,056.97 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.80 (+0.13)
- Light travel time: 6 min 41.56 s (+66.89 s) -
2026-07-20 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-13)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 45.57 km/s (+3.49 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 123 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,512,431.87 km (+548,596.70 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 28.40 s (+1.83 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 100,328,723.77 km (+12,394,003.85 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.67 (+0.08)
- Light travel time: 5 min 34.67 s (+41.34 s) -
2026-07-20 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-13)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 45.57 km/s (+3.49 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 123 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,512,431.87 km (+548,596.70 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 28.40 s (+1.83 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 100,328,723.77 km (+12,394,003.85 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.67 (+0.08)
- Light travel time: 5 min 34.67 s (+41.34 s) -
2026-07-20 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-13)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 45.57 km/s (+3.49 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 123 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,512,431.87 km (+548,596.70 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 28.40 s (+1.83 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 100,328,723.77 km (+12,394,003.85 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.67 (+0.08)
- Light travel time: 5 min 34.67 s (+41.34 s) -
2026-07-20 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-13)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 45.57 km/s (+3.49 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 123 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,512,431.87 km (+548,596.70 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 28.40 s (+1.83 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 100,328,723.77 km (+12,394,003.85 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.67 (+0.08)
- Light travel time: 5 min 34.67 s (+41.34 s) -
2026-07-20 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-13)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 45.57 km/s (+3.49 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 123 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,512,431.87 km (+548,596.70 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 28.40 s (+1.83 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 100,328,723.77 km (+12,394,003.85 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.67 (+0.08)
- Light travel time: 5 min 34.67 s (+41.34 s) -
2026-07-13 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-06)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 42.07 km/s (+2.22 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 130 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,963,835.16 km (+336,595.15 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 26.57 s (+1.12 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 87,934,719.92 km (+3,648,672.39 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 4 min 53.33 s (+12.17 s) -
2026-07-13 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-06)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 42.07 km/s (+2.22 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 130 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,963,835.16 km (+336,595.15 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 26.57 s (+1.12 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 87,934,719.92 km (+3,648,672.39 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 4 min 53.33 s (+12.17 s) -
2026-07-13 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-06)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 42.07 km/s (+2.22 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 130 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,963,835.16 km (+336,595.15 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 26.57 s (+1.12 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 87,934,719.92 km (+3,648,672.39 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 4 min 53.33 s (+12.17 s) -
2026-07-13 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-06)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 42.07 km/s (+2.22 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 130 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,963,835.16 km (+336,595.15 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 26.57 s (+1.12 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 87,934,719.92 km (+3,648,672.39 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 4 min 53.33 s (+12.17 s) -
2026-07-13 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-06)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 42.07 km/s (+2.22 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 130 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,963,835.16 km (+336,595.15 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 26.57 s (+1.12 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 87,934,719.92 km (+3,648,672.39 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 4 min 53.33 s (+12.17 s) -
BepiColombo mission is about to arrive at Mercury!
It's a pretty nifty design: ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (Mio) are travelling to #Mercury as a compostive spacecraft, stacked on top of a transfer module. So separation & arrival will happen in stages.
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/10/BepiColombo_arrival_at_Mercury_timeline?p
Planetary science is a good reminder that science needs long-term planning and foresight. #BepiColombo was launched in 2018!
-
BepiColombo mission is about to arrive at Mercury!
It's a pretty nifty design: ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (Mio) are travelling to #Mercury as a compostive spacecraft, stacked on top of a transfer module. So separation & arrival will happen in stages.
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/10/BepiColombo_arrival_at_Mercury_timeline?p
Planetary science is a good reminder that science needs long-term planning and foresight. #BepiColombo was launched in 2018!
-
BepiColombo mission is about to arrive at Mercury!
It's a pretty nifty design: ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (Mio) are travelling to #Mercury as a compostive spacecraft, stacked on top of a transfer module. So separation & arrival will happen in stages.
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/10/BepiColombo_arrival_at_Mercury_timeline?p
Planetary science is a good reminder that science needs long-term planning and foresight. #BepiColombo was launched in 2018!
-
BepiColombo mission is about to arrive at Mercury!
It's a pretty nifty design: ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (Mio) are travelling to #Mercury as a compostive spacecraft, stacked on top of a transfer module. So separation & arrival will happen in stages.
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/10/BepiColombo_arrival_at_Mercury_timeline?p
Planetary science is a good reminder that science needs long-term planning and foresight. #BepiColombo was launched in 2018!
-
BepiColombo mission is about to arrive at Mercury!
It's a pretty nifty design: ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (Mio) are travelling to #Mercury as a compostive spacecraft, stacked on top of a transfer module. So separation & arrival will happen in stages.
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/10/BepiColombo_arrival_at_Mercury_timeline?p
Planetary science is a good reminder that science needs long-term planning and foresight. #BepiColombo was launched in 2018!
-
Pendant ce temps près de Mercure (où il fait chaud aussi), la sonde BepiColombo approche tranquillement et devrait se placer en orbite autour de la planète en novembre.
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/connaissances/20260707-apr%C3%A8s-un-p%C3%A9riple-de-9-milliards-de-kilom%C3%A8tres-la-sonde-bepicolombo-approche-enfin-de-mercure
#astronomie #Mercure #science #espace #systèmeSolaire #BepiColombo -
Pendant ce temps près de Mercure (où il fait chaud aussi), la sonde BepiColombo approche tranquillement et devrait se placer en orbite autour de la planète en novembre.
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/connaissances/20260707-apr%C3%A8s-un-p%C3%A9riple-de-9-milliards-de-kilom%C3%A8tres-la-sonde-bepicolombo-approche-enfin-de-mercure
#astronomie #Mercure #science #espace #systèmeSolaire #BepiColombo -
Pendant ce temps près de Mercure (où il fait chaud aussi), la sonde BepiColombo approche tranquillement et devrait se placer en orbite autour de la planète en novembre.
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/connaissances/20260707-apr%C3%A8s-un-p%C3%A9riple-de-9-milliards-de-kilom%C3%A8tres-la-sonde-bepicolombo-approche-enfin-de-mercure
#astronomie #Mercure #science #espace #systèmeSolaire #BepiColombo -
Pendant ce temps près de Mercure (où il fait chaud aussi), la sonde BepiColombo approche tranquillement et devrait se placer en orbite autour de la planète en novembre.
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/connaissances/20260707-apr%C3%A8s-un-p%C3%A9riple-de-9-milliards-de-kilom%C3%A8tres-la-sonde-bepicolombo-approche-enfin-de-mercure
#astronomie #Mercure #science #espace #systèmeSolaire #BepiColombo -
Pendant ce temps près de Mercure (où il fait chaud aussi), la sonde BepiColombo approche tranquillement et devrait se placer en orbite autour de la planète en novembre.
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/connaissances/20260707-apr%C3%A8s-un-p%C3%A9riple-de-9-milliards-de-kilom%C3%A8tres-la-sonde-bepicolombo-approche-enfin-de-mercure
#astronomie #Mercure #science #espace #systèmeSolaire #BepiColombo -
2026-07-06 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-29)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.86 km/s (+0.90 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 137 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,627,240.01 km (-26,567.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.44 s (-0.09 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 84,286,047.53 km (-4,479,079.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.56 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 4 min 41.16 s (-14.94 s) -
2026-07-06 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-29)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.86 km/s (+0.90 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 137 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,627,240.01 km (-26,567.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.44 s (-0.09 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 84,286,047.53 km (-4,479,079.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.56 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 4 min 41.16 s (-14.94 s) -
2026-07-06 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-29)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.86 km/s (+0.90 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 137 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,627,240.01 km (-26,567.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.44 s (-0.09 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 84,286,047.53 km (-4,479,079.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.56 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 4 min 41.16 s (-14.94 s) -
2026-07-06 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-29)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.86 km/s (+0.90 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 137 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,627,240.01 km (-26,567.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.44 s (-0.09 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 84,286,047.53 km (-4,479,079.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.56 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 4 min 41.16 s (-14.94 s) -
2026-07-06 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-29)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.86 km/s (+0.90 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 137 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,627,240.01 km (-26,567.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.44 s (-0.09 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 84,286,047.53 km (-4,479,079.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.56 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 4 min 41.16 s (-14.94 s) -
2026-06-29 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-22)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 38.96 km/s (-0.42 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 144 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,656,872.87 km (-514,158.57 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.54 s (-1.72 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 88,764,313.98 km (-10,711,717.50 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 4 min 56.09 s (-35.73 s) -
2026-06-29 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-22)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 38.96 km/s (-0.42 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 144 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,656,872.87 km (-514,158.57 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.54 s (-1.72 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 88,764,313.98 km (-10,711,717.50 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 4 min 56.09 s (-35.73 s) -
2026-06-29 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-22)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 38.96 km/s (-0.42 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 144 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,656,872.87 km (-514,158.57 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.54 s (-1.72 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 88,764,313.98 km (-10,711,717.50 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 4 min 56.09 s (-35.73 s) -
2026-06-29 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-22)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 38.96 km/s (-0.42 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 144 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,656,872.87 km (-514,158.57 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.54 s (-1.72 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 88,764,313.98 km (-10,711,717.50 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 4 min 56.09 s (-35.73 s) -
2026-06-29 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-22)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 38.96 km/s (-0.42 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 144 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 7,656,872.87 km (-514,158.57 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 25.54 s (-1.72 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 88,764,313.98 km (-10,711,717.50 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.59 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 4 min 56.09 s (-35.73 s) -
https://www.astrospace.it/2026/06/26/dopo-otto-anni-di-viaggio-bepicolombo-ha-spento-i-motori-a-fine-2026-larrivo-in-orbita-attorno-a-mercurio/
il 3/9/2026, il Mercury Transfer Module #MTM di #bepicolombo verrà separato, dopo aver completato il proprio compito.
Saranno liberati gli orbiter Mercury Planetary Orbiter (#MPO), che si inserirà in orbita attorno a Mercurio il 21/11/2026 e #MMO (Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter), anche detto Mio, sviluppato dall'agenzia spaziale giapponese JAXA per lo studio della magnetosfera del pianeta. La configurazione operativa scientifica è prevista per marzo 2027. -
https://www.astrospace.it/2026/06/26/dopo-otto-anni-di-viaggio-bepicolombo-ha-spento-i-motori-a-fine-2026-larrivo-in-orbita-attorno-a-mercurio/
il 3/9/2026, il Mercury Transfer Module #MTM di #bepicolombo verrà separato, dopo aver completato il proprio compito.
Saranno liberati gli orbiter Mercury Planetary Orbiter (#MPO), che si inserirà in orbita attorno a Mercurio il 21/11/2026 e #MMO (Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter), anche detto Mio, sviluppato dall'agenzia spaziale giapponese JAXA per lo studio della magnetosfera del pianeta. La configurazione operativa scientifica è prevista per marzo 2027. -
https://www.astrospace.it/2026/06/26/dopo-otto-anni-di-viaggio-bepicolombo-ha-spento-i-motori-a-fine-2026-larrivo-in-orbita-attorno-a-mercurio/
il 3/9/2026, il Mercury Transfer Module #MTM di #bepicolombo verrà separato, dopo aver completato il proprio compito.
Saranno liberati gli orbiter Mercury Planetary Orbiter (#MPO), che si inserirà in orbita attorno a Mercurio il 21/11/2026 e #MMO (Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter), anche detto Mio, sviluppato dall'agenzia spaziale giapponese JAXA per lo studio della magnetosfera del pianeta. La configurazione operativa scientifica è prevista per marzo 2027. -
At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/End_of_the_blue_glow_BepiColombo_turns_off_solar_electric_propulsion_for_Mercury_arrival - after powering the eight-year journey of #BepiColombo across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion (SEP) system completed its final thrust arc, marking the end of BepiColombo’s long cruise phase and the beginning of its arrival at Mercury.
-
At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/End_of_the_blue_glow_BepiColombo_turns_off_solar_electric_propulsion_for_Mercury_arrival - after powering the eight-year journey of #BepiColombo across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion (SEP) system completed its final thrust arc, marking the end of BepiColombo’s long cruise phase and the beginning of its arrival at Mercury.
-
At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/End_of_the_blue_glow_BepiColombo_turns_off_solar_electric_propulsion_for_Mercury_arrival - after powering the eight-year journey of #BepiColombo across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion (SEP) system completed its final thrust arc, marking the end of BepiColombo’s long cruise phase and the beginning of its arrival at Mercury.
-
At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/End_of_the_blue_glow_BepiColombo_turns_off_solar_electric_propulsion_for_Mercury_arrival - after powering the eight-year journey of #BepiColombo across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion (SEP) system completed its final thrust arc, marking the end of BepiColombo’s long cruise phase and the beginning of its arrival at Mercury.
-
At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/End_of_the_blue_glow_BepiColombo_turns_off_solar_electric_propulsion_for_Mercury_arrival - after powering the eight-year journey of #BepiColombo across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion (SEP) system completed its final thrust arc, marking the end of BepiColombo’s long cruise phase and the beginning of its arrival at Mercury.
-
2026-06-22 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-15)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.38 km/s (-1.74 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 151 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,171,031.44 km (-1,100,444.62 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 27.26 s (-3.67 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 99,476,031.48 km (-15,024,411.68 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.66 (-0.10)
- Light travel time: 5 min 31.83 s (-50.12 s) -
2026-06-22 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-15)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.38 km/s (-1.74 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 151 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 8,171,031.44 km (-1,100,444.62 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 27.26 s (-3.67 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 99,476,031.48 km (-15,024,411.68 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.66 (-0.10)
- Light travel time: 5 min 31.83 s (-50.12 s)