Moonlight mission "Bereshit" - the first video from the onboard camera and new photos in outer space
The Lunar Bereshit module constantly transmits photos and records its flight at the times needed for the SpaceIL engineers. But these data were still closed and were not published, except for one selfie photo on March 3, 2019.
Perhaps the mission organizers simply did not want to scare away luck, or maybe they were preparing something interesting for the public using this data. 30 days after the launch of the Bereshit device, the first small video appeared with the moment after its separation from the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which was launched on February 22, 2019.
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Previously published materials about the mission "Bereshit":
1. Moonlight mission "Bereshit" - an online portal with a simulator of the trajectory and monitoring of current flight parameters .
2. Moon mission “Bereshit” - selfies against the background of the Earth .
3. Moonlight mission “Bereshit” - the engineers at the SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) MCC solved the problems .
4. Lunar mission "Bereshit" - the characteristics of the apparatus, a series of maneuvers and the longest journey to the moon .
5. Lunar mission "Bereshit" - the fourth maneuver is completed successfully, preparations are under way to enter the lunar orbit .
2. Moon mission “Bereshit” - selfies against the background of the Earth .
3. Moonlight mission “Bereshit” - the engineers at the SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) MCC solved the problems .
4. Lunar mission "Bereshit" - the characteristics of the apparatus, a series of maneuvers and the longest journey to the moon .
5. Lunar mission "Bereshit" - the fourth maneuver is completed successfully, preparations are under way to enter the lunar orbit .
About onboard camera apparatus "Bereshit":
The on-board camera of the Bereshit device is an 8-megapixel Imperx Bobcat B3320C with Ruda optics.
Number of cameras on the device: 6 pcs.
And the first shots from this camera should have been taken just during the flight to the Moon of the Bereshit apparatus, and then after the landing (by the way, this camera will also shoot this camera, of course), if everything works out successfully, then you plan to capture it on the moonlight. surface maximum number of frames, how much the camera can do before failure due to overheating.
Telemetry and data from the camera of the device in the MCC project “Bereshit” are obtained with the help of colleagues from Sweden and the equipment of the science and space center in Kiruna , in the north of Sweden.
View of the camera in the process of assembling the device:
Here you can see in the picture how the camera and the tablet with the first photo from this publication are placed.
Number of cameras on the device: 6 pcs.
And the first shots from this camera should have been taken just during the flight to the Moon of the Bereshit apparatus, and then after the landing (by the way, this camera will also shoot this camera, of course), if everything works out successfully, then you plan to capture it on the moonlight. surface maximum number of frames, how much the camera can do before failure due to overheating.
Telemetry and data from the camera of the device in the MCC project “Bereshit” are obtained with the help of colleagues from Sweden and the equipment of the science and space center in Kiruna , in the north of Sweden.
View of the camera in the process of assembling the device:
Here you can see in the picture how the camera and the tablet with the first photo from this publication are placed.
The first video from the Bereshit device:
A short (12 seconds) video from the onboard camera of the Bereshit device was recorded shortly after separation from the Falcon 9. In the background you can see the outlines of the installation with the main payload (Indonesian communications satellite), performing correction of its position, on the left side of the Moon. At the end of the roller, the mechanism for advancing the landing support of the Bereshit apparatus, which was folded at the time of launch, is triggered.
By the way, I thought that the tablet was also being advanced, but, as it turned out, it was stationary and was very well fixed on Earth.
It was also presented another video with frames of dawn, when the sun's rays are just beginning to appear because of the Earth:
New photos from the Bereshit vehicle (the distance to the Earth is indicated in kilometers)
Photos from a distance of 15,000 km:
Previously published photo on March 3, 2019 at a distance of 37,600 km:
Photos from a distance of 131,000 km:
Photos from a distance of 265,000 km:
Do not forget to follow the mission "Bereshit" with:
- online resource with a simulator and real-time data on the current state of the mission “Bereshit”;
- NASA online simulator " Eyes on the Solar System ".
It also turns out that there is still such an interesting portal for studying the mission “Bereshit” and monitoring the parameters of the device: “ Where is Beresheet Probe ”.
By the way, here is an interesting animation showing the planned phased transition to the Moon orbit for the Bereshit apparatus, these maneuvers are scheduled for April 4, 2019:
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/445086/
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