Abstract
We present the results of our ground-based astrometric observation campaign of BepiColombo during its Earth fly-by on 2020 April 10. The observational circumstances induced by the fly-by geometry made this event an excellent proxy for a close fly-by or an imminent impact of a natural body with a diameter of a few meters, with the added benefit of having a ground-truth orbit (from radio tracking) to compare with our purely optical orbit determination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-258 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Acta Astronautica |
Volume | 184 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2021 |