#bepicolombo — Public Fediverse posts

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)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

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)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

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 #Mercury

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!

#astrodon #space #ESA #JAXA #VicisAstro

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)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

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)

#BepiColombo #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)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

After 8 years of solar electric propulsion, #BepiColombo switches off SEP as it enters its Mercury arrival phase: https://bsky.app/profile/operations.esa.int/post/3mof7vol2is2i

🛰️⚫ La propulsion électrique solaire de la sonde #BepiColombo a effectué aujourd'hui sa dernière manœuvre de propulsion après 8 ans de voyage.
L'ensemble des orbiteurs MMO de la JAXA et MPO avec le module de transfert MTM de l'ESA poursuit sa route vers la planète #Mercure.

2026-06-15 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-08)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 41.11 km/s (-3.02 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 158 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 9,271,476.06 km (-1,758,460.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.06 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 30.93 s (-5.87 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 114,500,443.16 km (-17,964,037.83 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.77 (-0.12)
- Light travel time: 6 min 21.94 s (-59.92 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

2026-06-08 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-01)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 44.14 km/s (-4.21 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 165 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 11,029,936.54 km (-2,424,824.57 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.07 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 0 min 36.79 s (-8.09 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 132,464,480.99 km (-19,767,796.77 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.89 (-0.13)
- Light travel time: 7 min 21.87 s (-65.94 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

2026-06-01 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-25)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 48.36 km/s (-4.85 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 172 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 13,469,030.67 km (-2,853,749.78 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.09 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 0 min 44.93 s (-9.52 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 152,212,748.75 km (-19,870,551.98 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.02 (-0.13)
- Light travel time: 8 min 27.74 s (-66.28 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

🔵 La JAXA a annoncé les prochaines dates importantes de la sonde #BepiColombo, la mission conjointe avec l'ESA :
21 novembre 2026 : insertion en orbite autour de Mercure
10 décembre : séparation des modules japonais et européen.

La mission BepiColombo : https://reves-d-espace.com/bepicolombo-assaut-de-mercure/

2026-05-25 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-18)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 53.21 km/s (-3.91 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 179 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 16,322,780.45 km (-2,482,336.01 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.11 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 0 min 54.45 s (-8.28 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 172,083,300.74 km (-16,747,119.60 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.15 (-0.11)
- Light travel time: 9 min 34.03 s (-55.86 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

2026-05-18 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-11)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 57.12 km/s (-0.58 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 186 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 18,805,116.46 km (-950,895.77 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.13 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 1 min 2.73 s (-3.17 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 188,830,420.33 km (-9,331,478.94 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.26 (-0.06)
- Light travel time: 10 min 29.89 s (-31.13 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

2026-05-11 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-04)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 57.70 km/s (+3.22 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 193 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 19,756,012.23 km (+733,479.01 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.13 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 1 min 5.90 s (+2.45 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 198,161,899.28 km (+26,139.09 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.32 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 11 min 1.02 s (+0.09 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

2026-05-04 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-27)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 54.53 km/s (+4.85 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 200 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 19,047,540.03 km (+1,584,603.06 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.13 (+0.01)
- Light travel time: 1 min 3.54 s (+5.29 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 198,088,960.65 km (+7,261,251.07 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.32 (+0.05)
- Light travel time: 11 min 0.77 s (+24.22 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

2026-04-27 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-20)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 49.68 km/s (+4.49 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 207 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 17,462,936.98 km (+1,610,097.78 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.12 (+0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 58.25 s (+5.37 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 190,827,709.58 km (+11,360,431.19 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.28 (+0.08)
- Light travel time: 10 min 36.55 s (+37.90 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

2026-03-09 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-02)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 44.51 km/s (-4.33 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 256 days est.

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 19,390,984.20 km (-3,612,394.56 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.13 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 min 4.68 s (-12.05 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 95,566,342.28 km (+3,480,357.65 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.64 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 5 min 18.78 s (+11.61 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

2026-02-16 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-02-09)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 57.46 km/s (-0.16 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 277 days est.

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 29,231,817.31 km (+128,395.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.20 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 1 min 37.51 s (+0.43 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 124,703,389.73 km (-28,446,814.58 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.83 (-0.19)
- Light travel time: 6 min 55.98 s (-94.89 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

2026-02-09 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-02-02)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 57.62 km/s (+3.54 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 284 days est.

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 29,102,711.25 km (+2,199,154.40 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.19 (+0.01)
- Light travel time: 1 min 37.08 s (+7.34 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 153,151,138.05 km (-25,150,645.46 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.02 (-0.17)
- Light travel time: 8 min 30.87 s (-83.90 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

🪐⏳ En novembre, après huit ans de voyage, #BepiColombo arrive autour d’une planète encore mystérieuse. Mercure s’apprête à livrer de nouveaux indices. #cnes #esa

#UniBE:
"
Streifen auf dem Merkur zeigen: Merkur ist kein «toter Planet»
"
".. grosse Anzahl von hellen Streifen, sogenannte «Lineae» .. vermutlich durch das Ausgasen von flüchtigen Stoffen aus dem Innern des Planeten entstehen. .. deutet darauf hin, dass Merkur .. geologisch durchaus aktiv sein könnte. .."

https://mediarelations.unibe.ch/medienmitteilungen/2026/medienmitteilungen_2026/streifen_merkur/index_ger.html

27.1.2026

#BepiColombo #Bern #ESA #INAF #JAXA #Lineae #Merkur #MESSENGER #NASA #Planet #Planetologie #PlanetS #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

Top 10 Spaceflight Missions 2026: NASA’s Lunar Mission Artemis II To JAXA’s Hayabusa2 Asteroid Torifune Flyby & More

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/104387/top-10-spaceflight-missions-2026-nasas-lunar-mission-artemis-ii-to-jaxas-hayabusa2-asteroid-torifune

Sehr niedliches neues Video der Esa zu den Abenteuern von Bepi, Mio und MTM auf ihrem langen Weg zum Merkur. 🥰

Für in genau einem Jahr ist die Ankunft von BepiColombo im Orbit vom Merkur geplant.

Deutsch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wdoSP-OV9U
Englisch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41EdqhlH3PQ

#Esa #Jaxa #Weltraum #BepiColombo #Raumfahrt