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
- Slug
- hayabusa-spacecraft
- 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.
- Operator Id
- vh76by4pqcqgwz2c255w6r83m17nh9vh
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7vtkmqrwj3fb168cfd44rtxs8anp6g
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- Creation Time
- 7/16/2026, 11:37:34 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/16/2026, 11:37:34 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2003-05-09
- Last Flight Date
- 2010-06-13