BepiColombo

[John Van Vliet]

Working on a BepiColombo mesh from the ESA web site
finally got the textures to render in the UV mapped *.obj file

Now on to breaking it apart into 3 obj files and converting them into *.cmod 's

in the meantime on to the SPICE kernels

[John Van Vliet]

This is a beta testing early release of the SPICE add on for the BepiColombo mission

The zip file ( 59.3 Meg )
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1teLFyAFl35x7zREIWADXTlrqop6XmGDT/view?usp=sharing


I am still working on the final touches so there will be an update to this

[John Van Vliet]

--- UPDATE ---
this updates the add on

i updated the SPICE kernel ( included )
Then fixed the MPO normal map

-- the 83 meg zip
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sm466prztu5RrTyDdqHGX4AfYgUBUHro/view?usp=sharing

[EarthMoon]

Why is there an output.txt file in data folder?

...\zz.Bepi.spice\zz.Bepi.spice\data\output.txt:

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BRIEF -- Version 4.0.0, September 8, 2010 -- Toolkit Version N0066
 
 
Summary for: bc_mpo_fcp_00129_20181020_20251101_v01.bsp
 
Body: BEPICOLOMBO MPO (-121) w.r.t. SUN (10)
      Start of Interval (ET)              End of Interval (ET)
      -----------------------------       -----------------------------
      2018 OCT 20 02:13:28.719            2025 NOV 01 21:02:43.653
 


[John Van Vliet]

just forgot to delete it , it is the data about the "bc_mpo_fcp_00129_20181020_20251101_v01.bsp" file

[EarthMoon]

Oh ok

[DaveBowman2001]

Update to John van Vliet's BepiColombo add-on. New XYZV trajectories that cover its revised/extended interplanetary cruise to Mercury and orbital insertion! Separation of all of its components (MTM, MPO and Mio) aren't yet simulated, but will be included in a future update eventually.

Full (revised) interplanetary cruise to Mercury, 2018-2026

First orbits around Mercury, 2026-2027

NOTES:
- Before the mission's cruise phase got unexpectedly extended for a year, the separation events were originally included (see Discord messages here). Unfortunately, the timing had to be reworked again as the orbital phase will happen 11 months later than originally planned.
- SpaceExplorer also noted on Discord that the available HORIZONS data for this mission is primarily focused to MPO (the European portion of the mission). Actual planned data for Mio and the MTM are not publicly available

BepiColombo (April 2025).zip

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