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Hayabusa-2

Dec 3, 2014, 4:22 AM UTC · Launch Successful

Mission stages

7 linked records

Dec 3, 2014, 4:22 AM UTC
Hayabusa-2
Launch Successful
Published target: Jul 11, 2019, 12:30 AM UTC
Hayabusa2 Second sample collection from Ryugu
Event record
Published target: Dec 5, 2020, 5:52 PM UTC
Hayabusa-2 Sample Returns to Earth
Event record
Published target: Jul 5, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC
Hayabusa2 S-Type Asteroid (98943) Torifune Flyby
Event record
Published target: December 2027 · date to be confirmed
Hayabusa2 Earth Flyby
Event record
Published target: June 2028 · date to be confirmed
Hayabusa2 Earth Flyby
Event record
Published target: July 2031 · date to be confirmed
Hayabusa2 Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous
Event record

Event dates are published targets. Confirmed milestones appear below when reported.

Previous recorded flight of the same rocket configuration: Himawari-8, Oct 7, 2014, 5:16 AM UTC.

Published flight records. A dash means the source has not supplied a value.
Field	Previous flight	This flight
Mission	Himawari-8	Hayabusa-2Different
Purpose	Earth Science	Robotic ExplorationDifferent
Orbit	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Heliocentric N/ADifferent
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Vehicle	H-IIA 202	H-IIA 202
Spacecraft	—	—
Booster	—	—

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