May 9, 2003 4:29 am
Hayabusa
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M-V
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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MUSES-C (renamed Hayabusa after launch) is a sample return mission to the asteroid. Its primary goal is to acquire and verify technology which is necessary to retrieve samples from a small body in the solar system and to bring back them to the earth.
Launch Overview
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04:29 UTC
Window Close
04:29 UTC
Lift Off
May 9, 2003 · 04:29 UTC
Launch Facility
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Target Orbit
Asteroid
Payload Overview
Customer
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Payload
Hayabusa
Rocket
M-V
Destination
Asteroid
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
MUSES-C (renamed Hayabusa after launch) is a sample return mission to the asteroid. Its primary goal is to acquire and verify technology which is necessary to retrieve samples from a small body in the solar system and to bring back them to the earth.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mu Center
Launch Overview
Window Open
04:29 UTC
Window Close
04:29 UTC
Lift Off
May 9, 2003 · 04:29 UTC
Launch Facility
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Target Orbit
Asteroid
Payload Overview
Customer
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Payload
Hayabusa
Rocket
M-V
Destination
Asteroid
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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