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Minerva II-1 Rover 1A
Minerva II-1 Rover 1A was launched on December 3, 2014 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: escaped to another body, attached (Dec 7, 2015).
COSPAR 2014-076GCAT D00953Japan
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Minerva II-1 Rover 1A
- Payload designation
- Minerva II-1A
- International designator
- 2014-076
- GCAT identifier
- D00953
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- ISAS/JAXA
- Country
- Japan
- Builder
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci
- Platform (bus)
- MINERVA
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
- Status
- Escaped to another body, attached
- Status date
- December 7, 2015
Size
- Mass
- 1 kg
- Dry mass
- 1 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00953
- Final central body
- Earth
- Phase start
- November 29, 2015
- Phase outcome
- Escaped to another body, attached · December 7, 2015
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2014 | Earth | Dec 6, 2014 | Escaped to another body, attached | HCO |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Ryugu | Sep 21, 2018 | Released | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Ryugu | Sep 21, 2018 | Landed | Ryugu |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Ryugu | Nov 12, 2019 | Stopped transmitting on the surface | — |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryugu | Rover (impact landing) | Landed and operated | Sep 21, 2018 | — | — |
| Ryugu | Rover (impact landing) | Landed and operated | Sep 21, 2018 | — | — |
| Ryugu | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Sep 21, 2018 | — | — |
| Ryugu | Lander (low-velocity impact) | Landed and operated | Oct 3, 2018 | — | -22.32, 317.16 |
| Ryugu | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Oct 25, 2018 | — | 4.04, 206.01 |
| Ryugu | Lander (powered landing) | Landed and operated | Feb 21, 2019 | — | 4.30, 206.47 |
| Ryugu | Impactor | Targeted impact | Apr 5, 2019 | — | 7.90, 301.30 |
| Ryugu | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Apr 6, 2019 | — | — |
| Ryugu | Secondary component | Targeted impact | May 30, 2019 | — | 10.23, 300.89 |
| Ryugu | Lander (powered landing) | Landed and operated | Jul 11, 2019 | — | 10.13, 300.60 |
| Ryugu | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Sep 23, 2019 | — | — |
| Ryugu | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Sep 23, 2019 | — | — |
| Ryugu | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Oct 8, 2019 | — | — |
| Ryugu | Rover (impact landing) | Targeted impact | Oct 8, 2019 | — | — |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).