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PROCYON

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Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 2014-076DLaunched 12/3/2014

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Hayabusa-2
Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202
Launch Date: 12/3/2014
Last Contact: 12/22/2015

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: -25,328.5 km
Inclination: 29.89 deg
Dry Mass: 62.5 kg
Total Mass: 65 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: A

Organizations

Operator: University of Tokyo
Manufacturer: University of Tokyo

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2014-076D
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/902

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