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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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2026-04-13 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-06)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 41.83 km/s (+2.07 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 221 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 14,587,843.89 km (+709,787.94 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.10 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 48.66 s (+2.37 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 166,049,764.42 km (+14,485,674.23 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.11 (+0.10)
- Light travel time: 9 min 13.90 s (+48.32 s)

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2026-04-06 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-30)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.75 km/s (+0.77 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 228 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 13,855,215.64 km (-18,694.10 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.09 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 0 min 46.22 s (-0.06 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 151,543,152.24 km (+15,068,397.85 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.01 (+0.10)
- Light travel time: 8 min 25.51 s (+50.26 s)

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2026-03-30 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-23)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 38.98 km/s (-0.53 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 235 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 13,873,909.74 km (-882,368.21 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.09 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 46.28 s (-2.94 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 136,474,754.39 km (+15,207,325.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.91 (+0.10)
- Light travel time: 7 min 35.24 s (+50.73 s)

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2026-03-23 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-16)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.51 km/s (-1.84 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 242 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 14,756,277.95 km (-1,835,185.65 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.10 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 49.22 s (-6.12 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 121,267,428.91 km (+14,409,007.86 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.81 (+0.10)
- Light travel time: 6 min 44.52 s (+48.06 s)

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2026-03-16 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-09)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 41.35 km/s (-3.15 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 249 days est.

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 16,591,463.60 km (-2,799,520.60 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.11 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 0 min 55.34 s (-9.34 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 106,858,421.05 km (+11,292,078.78 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.71 (+0.08)
- Light travel time: 5 min 56.45 s (+37.67 s)

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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)

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