Hayabusa

Japanese asteroid sample-return spacecraft. Hayabusa was launched on May 9, 2003 aboard a M-V from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (May 9, 2003).

COSPAR 2003-019ANORAD 27809Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Hayabusa
Payload designation: MUSES C
International designator: 2003-019A
NORAD catalog number: 27809
GCAT identifier: S27809
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/463

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: MUSES
Owner: ISAS
Country: Japan
Builder: Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci
Platform (bus): MUSES

Launch

Date: May 9, 2003 · 04:29 UTC
Launch record: 2003-019Success
Rocket: M-V
Spaceport: Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad M-V

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 207 km
Inclination: 31.08°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: May 9, 2003
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: Jun 14, 2010

Size

Mass: 489 kg
Dry mass: 359 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 509 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.7 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00793
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: May 15, 2004
Phase outcome: Flyby · May 23, 2004
Destination: HCO

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
May 9, 2003	Earth	May 13, 2003	Escaped to another body	HCO
Sep 11, 2005	Itokawa	Nov 19, 2005	Landed	Itokawa
Nov 19, 2005	Itokawa	Nov 19, 2005	Took off from a small body	—
Nov 19, 2005	Itokawa	Nov 19, 2005	Flyby	HCO
Nov 24, 2005	Itokawa	Nov 25, 2005	Landed	Itokawa
Nov 25, 2005	Itokawa	Nov 25, 2005	Took off from a small body	—
Nov 25, 2005	Itokawa	Nov 26, 2005	Flyby	HCO
Jun 10, 2010	Earth	Jun 13, 2010	Reentered (orbital decay)	—

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Itokawa	Lander (powered landing)	Landed and operated	Nov 19, 2005	—	—
Itokawa	Lander (powered landing)	Landed and operated	Nov 25, 2005	—	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q275444 (CC0).