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Hayabusa2

Japanese asteroid sample-return spacecraft. Hayabusa2 was launched on December 3, 2014 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 3, 2014).

COSPAR 2014-076ANORAD 40319Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Hayabusa 2
Common name
Hayabusa2
Payload designation
Hayabusa-2
International designator
2014-076A
NORAD catalog number
40319
GCAT identifier
S40319
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/766

Mission

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

Launch

Date
December 3, 2014 · 04:22 UTC
Launch record
2014-076Success
Rocket
H-IIA 202
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
EEO
Perigee
245 km
Inclination
29.89°
Status
Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date
December 3, 2014
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
554 kg
Dry mass
446 kg
Total mass with attached objects
600 kg
Length
1.6 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
6.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D00945
Final central body
Earth
Phase start
November 29, 2015
Phase outcome
Flyby · December 7, 2015
Destination
HCO

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Dec 3, 2014EarthDec 6, 2014Escaped to another bodyHCO
Jun 21, 2018RyuguFeb 21, 2019Landed—
Feb 21, 2019RyuguFeb 21, 2019Took off from a small body—
Feb 21, 2019RyuguJul 11, 2019LandedRyugu
Jul 11, 2019RyuguJul 11, 2019Took off from a small body—
Jul 11, 2019RyuguNov 19, 2019Escaped to another bodyHCO
Dec 1, 2020EarthDec 9, 2020Escaped to another bodyHCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2113134 (CC0).