JAXA Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa Spacecraft
JAXA’s Hayabusa (MUSES-C) was an asteroid sample-return spacecraft launched in 2003.
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Identity
- Family Name
- Hayabusa
- Full Name
- JAXA Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa Spacecraft
- Roles
- sample_returninterplanetary_probe
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- JAXA’s Hayabusa (MUSES-C) was an asteroid sample-return spacecraft launched in 2003.
- First Flight Year
- 2,003
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:09:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:31:46 UTC