Hayabusa2
An asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA. It successfully collected samples from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu and returned them to Earth.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Hayabusa 2Hayabusa2#Hayabusa2 SHARP
- Name
- Hayabusa2
- Status
- active
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- An asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA. It successfully collected samples from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu and returned them to Earth.
- Landing Facility
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Success and ongoing extended mission. Hayabusa2 rendezvoused with asteroid Ryugu, collected surface and subsurface material during two touchdowns, and returned the sample capsule to Woomera in 2020. The spacecraft remained operational, completed a high-speed flyby of asteroid Torifune on July 5, 2026, and is proceeding toward a planned 2031 rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26.
- Program
- Hayabusa
- Start Date
- 2014-12-03
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayabusa2
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 14:18:56 UTC
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- Updated Time
- July 26, 2026 at 23:20:15 UTC
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