#Apophis

Where are we now?wawn
2026-02-27

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)

Where are we now?wawn
2026-02-20

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)

Where are we now?wawn
2026-02-13

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)

2026-02-11

🛰️☄️ L'ESA a confié le développement de la mission #Ramses à OHB Italie. La mission "Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety" a pour objectif de rejoindre l'astéroïde #Apophis avant son survol de la Terre en avril 2029.
Pour en savoir plus sur Apophis et les missions prévues pour cette rencontre unique : reves-d-espace.com/des-sondes-

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Researchmpsgoettingen.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2026-02-09

The latest post on the DLR Space Blog is about the #RAMSES mission, which will accompany the #asteroid #Apophis as it soars past Earth in 2029 - and about the instrument #RPS currently being developed at #mpsgoettingen: www.dlr.de/de/blog/arch... In German. Enjoy! @dlr-de.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

dlr.de/de/blog/arch..

2026-02-09

The latest post on the DLR Space Blog is about the #RAMSES mission, which will accompany the #asteroid #Apophis as it soars past Earth in 2029 - and about the instrument #RPS currently being developed at #mpsgoettingen: dlr.de/de/blog/archiv/2026/rps
In German. Enjoy!
@DLR

#DLR:
"
Mission RAMSES: RPS und MARIE untersuchen den Durchflug von Asteroid Apophis durch die Magnetosphäre der Erde
"
".. RAMSES-Raumsonde ist ein Nachbau der Hera-Mission der ESA – mit kleineren Änderungen .. wird RAMSES .. zwei Kleinsatelliten, die CubeSats „Farinella“ und „Don Quijote“, auswerfen. ,,"

dlr.de/de/blog/archiv/2026/rps

6.2.2026

#Apophis #CubeSat #DonQuijote #Farinella #IGEP #IRF #JAXA #Magnetfeld #Magnetosphäre #Magson #MARIE #MPS #RAMSES #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #RPS #SpaceFlight

Where are we now?wawn
2026-02-06

2026-02-06 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-01-30)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 31.02 km/s (-0.80 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1169 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 256,955,184.84 km (+4,710,700.70 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.72 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 14 min 17.14 s (+15.71 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 91,230,512.06 km (+1,712,922.99 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.61 (+0.01)
- Light travel time: 5 min 4.32 s (+5.71 s)

2026-02-05

🪷 February 5th is the Egyptian birthday of #Apep / #Apophis demon serpent & foe of all the gods. Even Set / #Seth / #Sutekh, god of chaos, fights him. Sun god Ra morphs into the Great Cat Mau to smite Apep in Chapter 17 #BookOfTheDead #Sennedjem tomb Western Thebes. 5 Feb #snake #snakegod #EgyptianOccult 🪷

Where are we now?wawn
2026-01-30

2026-01-30 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-01-23)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 31.81 km/s (-0.80 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1176 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 252,244,484.14 km (+4,380,286.77 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.69 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 14 min 1.42 s (+14.61 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 89,517,589.08 km (+2,447,369.01 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.60 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 4 min 58.61 s (+8.16 s)

Where are we now?wawn
2026-01-23

2026-01-23 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-01-16)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 32.61 km/s (-0.78 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1183 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 247,864,197.38 km (+3,895,678.90 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.66 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 13 min 46.81 s (+12.99 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 87,087,804.28 km (+3,172,709.19 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.58 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 4 min 50.50 s (+10.58 s)

Where are we now?wawn
2026-01-16

2026-01-16 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-01-09)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 33.39 km/s (-0.74 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1190 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 243,968,518.48 km (+3,249,682.24 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.63 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 13 min 33.82 s (+10.84 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 83,915,095.09 km (+3,880,054.84 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.56 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 4 min 39.92 s (+12.94 s)

Where are we now?wawn
2026-01-09

2026-01-09 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-01-02)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 34.13 km/s (-0.68 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1197 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 240,718,836.23 km (+2,445,191.08 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.61 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 13 min 22.98 s (+8.16 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 80,035,040.26 km (+4,537,609.99 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.54 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 4 min 26.98 s (+15.14 s)

65dBnoise65dBnoise
2026-01-08

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2026-01-08

#ESA ’s and #JAXA ’s upcoming space mission #RAMSES, which will rendezvous with near-Earth #asteroid #Apophis in 2029, has a new website. Find information about the mission, science and the instrument #RPS contributed by #mpsgoettingen here: ramsesmission.space/

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Researchmpsgoettingen.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2026-01-08

#ESA ’s and #JAXA ’s upcoming space mission #RAMSES, which will rendezvous with near-Earth #asteroid #Apophis in 2029, has a new website. Find information about the mission, science and the instrument #RPS contributed by #mpsgoettingen here: www.ramsesmission.space 🛰️🔭

RAMSES Mission

2026-01-06

There are new updates on the #RamsesMission website about ESA sending the spacecraft to #Apophis in 2029: ramsesmission.space/ .

(Officially "Ramses" is an acronym. In practice, nobody ever spells it out.)

Bundestag First Said KontextFSBT_Kontext
2026-01-03

tauchte zum ersten Mal im Protokoll der 45. Sitzung des 21. Deutschen Bundestages am 28.11.2025 auf. Es wurde im Rahmen der Rede von Dorothee Bär (CSU) gesagt.

Video: de.openparliament.tv/media/DE-

Where are we now?wawn
2026-01-02

2026-01-02 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2025-12-26)

WHERE IS OSIRIS-APEX?
- Barycentric speed: 34.81 km/s (-0.59 km/s)
- Rendezvous with Apophis in: 1204 days

🪨 Relative to Apophis
- Distance (km): 238,273,645.16 km (+1,498,893.57 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.59 (+0.01)
- Light travel time: 13 min 14.82 s (+5.00 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 75,497,430.27 km (+5,109,435.34 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.50 (+0.03)
- Light travel time: 4 min 11.84 s (+17.04 s)

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