Hayabusa
JAXA's Hayabusa spacecraft used ion propulsion and autonomous navigation to rendezvous with asteroid Itokawa, touch its surface twice, and carry an asteroid sample capsule back to Earth before the spacecraft itself burned up during atmospheric entry.
Identity
- Aliases
- MUSES-CAsteroid Explorer Hayabusa
- Name
- Hayabusa
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- JAXA's Hayabusa spacecraft used ion propulsion and autonomous navigation to rendezvous with asteroid Itokawa, touch its surface twice, and carry an asteroid sample capsule back to Earth before the spacecraft itself burned up during atmospheric entry.
- First Flight Date
- 2003-05-09
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 16, 2026 at 23:37:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 16, 2026 at 23:37:34 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2010-06-13
- Search Name
- Hayabusa MUSES-C Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa