MASCOT Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout
MASCOT was the DLR-developed and DLR-operated mobile asteroid lander carried by JAXA’s Hayabusa2. It separated on 3 October 2018, landed on asteroid Ryugu, and operated for more than 17 hours with four instruments investigating the asteroid’s geology, magnetization, mineralogy, and surface properties.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MASCOT landerMobile Asteroid Surface ScoutHayabusa2 MASCOTMASCOT asteroid lander
- Family Name
- MASCOT
- Full Name
- MASCOT Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout
- Roles
- landerresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- MASCOT was the DLR-developed and DLR-operated mobile asteroid lander carried by JAXA’s Hayabusa2. It separated on 3 October 2018, landed on asteroid Ryugu, and operated for more than 17 hours with four instruments investigating the asteroid’s geology, magnetization, mineralogy, and surface properties.
- First Flight Year
- 2,014
- Last Flight Year
- 2,018
- Manufacturer
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:40:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:42:56 UTC