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Hayabusa

retired

はやぶさ

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 2003-019ALaunched 5/9/2003
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
MUSES C/KM
Launch Vehicle
M-V
Launch Date
5/9/2003
Last Contact
6/14/2010
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
interplanetary
Altitude
-43,078 km
Inclination
31.08 deg
Dry Mass
359 kg
Total Mass
509 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
PLAN
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Manufacturer
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Registry
COSPAR ID
2003-019A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/463
Track
Mentions
4
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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The Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions returned samples from asteroids before NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample-return mission.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Jan 26, 2026Review: The Islands and the Stars

ChibaTech's lander and payload designs build on flight heritage from ChibaTech student CubeSat projects and Japan's Hayabusa missions.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jan 22, 2026ExLabs and ChibaTech team up to land student CubeLanders on asteroid Apophis

Hayabusa launched in 2003 targeted asteroid 25143 Itokawa as a sample return mission to return asteroid material for detailed analysis.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 26, 2024Chinese scientists call for focus on asteroid missions

Hayabusa2 is the follow-on mission to Hayabusa, which launched in 2003 and returned the first asteroid samples from Itokawa to Earth in 2010.

GeneralPlanValue 2.2Dec 5, 2020Hayabusa2 delivers asteroid samples to Earth after six-year voyage