Hayabusa2 Small Carry-on Impactor
JAXA Hayabusa2 Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI) separated on 5 April 2019 and released a 2 kg copper liner at about 2 km/s to create an artificial crater on asteroid Ryugu, exposing subsurface material for remote and sample-return science.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Small Carry-on ImpactorSCIHayabusa2 SCIHayabusa2 impactor
- Family Name
- Small Carry-on Impactor
- Full Name
- Hayabusa2 Small Carry-on Impactor
- Roles
- impactorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- JAXA Hayabusa2 Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI) separated on 5 April 2019 and released a 2 kg copper liner at about 2 km/s to create an artificial crater on asteroid Ryugu, exposing subsurface material for remote and sample-return science.
- First Flight Year
- 2,014
- Last Flight Year
- 2,019
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:59:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:48:28 UTC