Hayabusa spacecraft

E94188

asteroid sample-return mission robotic spacecraft spacecraft

The Hayabusa spacecraft was a Japanese robotic mission that became the first to return samples from an asteroid to Earth, significantly advancing planetary science and sample-return technology.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hayabusa	1
Hayabusa asteroid sample return mission	1
JAXA Hayabusa program	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	asteroid sample-return mission ⓘ robotic spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ
capsuleRecoveryAgency	JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ
capsuleRecoverySupport	Australian authorities ⓘ
communicationBand	Ka-band ⓘ X-band ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
encounterDateWithItokawa	2005-09 ⓘ
firstSampleReturnFrom	asteroid ⓘ
landerType	hopping rover ⓘ
launchDate	2003-05-09 ⓘ
launchSite	Uchinoura Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle	M-V rocket ⓘ
massAtLaunch	approximately 510 kilograms ⓘ
missionDuration	about 7 years ⓘ
missionType	asteroid exploration ⓘ sample-return ⓘ
nameMeaning	peregrine falcon in Japanese ⓘ
notableIssue	communication loss and recovery ⓘ fuel leak ⓘ reaction wheel failures ⓘ
onboardLander	MINERVA ⓘ
operator	JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
orbitType	heliocentric transfer orbit to near-Earth asteroid ⓘ
powerSource	solar panels ⓘ
propulsionType	chemical thrusters ⓘ ion engine ⓘ
reentryCountry	Australia ⓘ
reentryEvent	spacecraft bus burned up in Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ
reentryLocation	Woomera Test Range ⓘ
result	returned microscopic grains from Itokawa ⓘ
returnToEarthDate	2010-06-13 ⓘ
sampleCollectionMethod	projectile impact and capture in collection horn ⓘ
sampleReturnCapsule	heat-shielded reentry capsule ⓘ
sampleStorageEnvironment	ultra-clean curation facility in Japan ⓘ
scientificImpact	advanced understanding of space weathering on asteroids ⓘ confirmed ordinary chondrites originate from S-type asteroids ⓘ
scientificObjective	demonstrate autonomous navigation near small body ⓘ return asteroid surface samples to Earth ⓘ study composition of S-type asteroid ⓘ test ion propulsion in deep space ⓘ
spaceAgencyProgram	Hayabusa spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JAXA Hayabusa program
spacecraftBus	box-shaped design with solar panels ⓘ
successorMission	Hayabusa2 spacecraft ⓘ surface form: Hayabusa2
target	25143 Itokawa ⓘ
targetType	near-Earth asteroid ⓘ
technologicalImpact	pioneered asteroid sample-return techniques ⓘ
touchdownAttemptsOnItokawa	two ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

H-IIA launch vehicle → launchesNotablePayload → Hayabusa spacecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hayabusa asteroid sample return mission

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency → operatorOf → Hayabusa spacecraft ⓘ

Hayabusa2 spacecraft → predecessor → Hayabusa spacecraft ⓘ

subject surface form: Hayabusa2

this entity surface form: Hayabusa

Hayabusa spacecraft → spaceAgencyProgram → Hayabusa spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Hayabusa

this entity surface form: JAXA Hayabusa program