2026-03-27 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-20)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 26.23 km/s (-0.57 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1120 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 289,340,755.91 km (+3,954,265.57 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.93 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 16 min 5.17 s (+13.19 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 83,963,195.09 km (-2,842,772.21 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.56 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 4 min 40.08 s (-9.48 s)

#OSIRISAPEx #Apophis

RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/116274828437290407

The #ESA wants to investigate how the #asteroid deforms during its flyby of Earth and how its trajectory could be influenced should #Apophis ☄️ become a threat to Earth in the future. About a week after the Earth flyby, a #Japanese lander is scheduled to land. Another lander from an unknown client is set to head for Apophis, about which nothing further is known. Both will be transported to Apophis by the private US space company #ExLabs https://www.exlabs.space

"Etwa eine Woche nach dem Vorbeiflug an der Erde soll dann eine Landungssonde der japanischen Privatuniversität Chiba Institute of Technology aufsetzen. Zudem soll eine weitere Landungssonde eines unbekannten Auftraggebers Kurs auf Apophis nehmen, über die nichts weiter bekannt ist. Beide werden von der privaten US-Raumfahrtfirma ExLabs zu Apophis transportiert, deren Mission hierfür ebenfalls 2028 starten soll."

https://www.heise.de/news/Vorbeiflug-an-Erde-2029-Mehrere-Landungsmissionen-auf-Apophis-geplant-11220570.html

#apophis

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

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 27.40 km/s (-0.65 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1134 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 281,096,621.67 km (+4,570,328.64 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.88 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 15 min 37.67 s (+15.25 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 89,129,912.83 km (-1,739,680.19 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.60 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 4 min 57.31 s (-5.80 s)

#OSIRISAPEx #Apophis

#OHB:
"
Planetary Defense in Rekordzeit: OHB gewinnt EUR-81‑Mio.-Auftrag für Asteroiden‑Mission

Mit RAMSES wird der „Hera“-Erfolg fortgesetzt -- Bremer Expertise für Europas schnellste Asteroidenmission gefragt
"
"RAMSES muss 2028 starten, um den Asteroiden Apophis rund zwei Monate vor seinem Vorbeiflug an der Erde erreichen zu können."

https://www.ohb.de/news/ohb-gewinnt-81-mio-auftrag-fuer-asteroiden-mission

5.3.2026

#Apophis #ESA #HERA #RAMSES #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

2026-03-06 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-02-27)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 28.05 km/s (-0.69 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1141 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 276,526,293.03 km (+4,784,919.27 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.85 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 15 min 22.42 s (+15.96 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 90,869,593.02 km (-1,112,120.52 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.61 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 5 min 3.12 s (-3.71 s)

#OSIRISAPEx #Apophis

2026-02-27 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-02-20)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 28.75 km/s (-0.73 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1148 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 271,741,373.76 km (+4,921,161.72 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.82 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 15 min 6.46 s (+16.42 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 91,981,713.54 km (-455,860.11 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.61 (-0.00)
- Light travel time: 5 min 6.83 s (-1.52 s)

#OSIRISAPEx #Apophis

2026-02-20 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-02-13)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 29.47 km/s (-0.76 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1155 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 266,820,212.05 km (+4,964,830.17 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.78 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 14 min 50.04 s (+16.56 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 92,437,573.65 km (+238,089.92 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.62 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 5 min 8.35 s (+0.79 s)

#OSIRISAPEx #Apophis

2026-02-13 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-02-06)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 30.23 km/s (-0.78 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1162 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 261,855,381.87 km (+4,900,197.03 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.75 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 14 min 33.48 s (+16.35 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 92,199,483.73 km (+968,971.66 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.62 (+0.01)
- Light travel time: 5 min 7.55 s (+3.23 s)

#OSIRISAPEx #Apophis