  We determine the possible detection rate of asteroids with the Bering
mission. In particular we examine the outcome of the Bering mission in relation
to the populations of Near-Earth Asteroids and main belt asteroids. This is
done by constructing synthetic populations of asteroids, based on the current
best estimates of the asteroid size-distributions. From the detailed
information obtained from the simulations, the scientific feasibility of Bering
is demonstrated and the key technical requirement for the scientific
instruments on Bering is determined.
