BEPICOLOMBO EARTH FLYBY

BepiColombo is Europe's first mission to Mercury. Launched on 20 October 2018, it is on a seven year journey to the smallest and least explored terrestrial planet in our Solar System. It will arrive at Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, in late 2025. Do not miss #BepiColomboEarthFlyby this
Friday (04:25 UTC - 06:25 am European Time).

The 3D model of the satelite comes from the ESA Science Satellite Fleet web page: http://scifleet.esa.int

Some background info about the flyby event: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-flyby/earth-flyby

The actual event can be watched "live" at: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Spot_BepiColombo_during_its_goodbye_flyby

Everything has been put together in Cinema 4D, rendered with Octane and finished up in Photoshop and After Effects.