Hayabusa Spacecraft System
Hayabusa, launched as MUSES-C, was Japan's first asteroid sample-return spacecraft. It rendezvoused with asteroid Itokawa, performed two surface touchdowns, and returned microscopic Itokawa particles to Earth in a detachable re-entry capsule in 2010.
Identity
- Aliases
- MUSES-C spacecraftAsteroid Explorer Hayabusa
- Family Name
- Hayabusa
- Full Name
- Hayabusa Spacecraft System
- Reusability
- unknown
- Slug
- hayabusa-spacecraft-system
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Hayabusa, launched as MUSES-C, was Japan's first asteroid sample-return spacecraft. It rendezvoused with asteroid Itokawa, performed two surface touchdowns, and returned microscopic Itokawa particles to Earth in a detachable re-entry capsule in 2010.
- First Flight Year
- 2,003
- Last Flight Year
- 2,010
- Operator Id
- vh76by4pqcqgwz2c255w6r83m17nh9vh
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- Creation Time
- 7/16/2026, 11:37:28 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/16/2026, 11:37:28 PM