Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Hayabusa-2
Launched
December 3, 2014
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
Hayabusa-2 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on December 3, 2014. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 23rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,428th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th H-IIA 202 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 15th H-IIA 202 flight · 4th this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 23rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,428th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Hayabusa 2 · NORAD 40319 · left Earth orbit December 3, 2014
- Fuji-OSCAR-82 · NORAD 40320 · left Earth orbit December 3, 2014
- DESPATCH · NORAD 40321 · left Earth orbit December 3, 2014
- PROCYON · NORAD 40322 · left Earth orbit December 3, 2014
H-2A F25 Stage 2 · left Earth orbit December 3, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Hayabusa2 (Japanese: はやぶさ2, "Peregrine falcon 2") is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA. It follows on from the Hayabusa mission which returned asteroid samples in June 2010. Hayabusa2 carries multiple science payloads for remote sensing, sampling, and four small rovers that investigated the asteroid surface to inform the environmental and geological context of the samples collected.
News
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
33rd launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 4th this year · 61st from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Hayabusa-2 launch?
Hayabusa-2 launched on December 3, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hayabusa-2?
Coverage: 小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」打ち上げ中継 ｜Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2" Launch Live Broadcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Hayabusa-2?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did Hayabusa-2 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was Hayabusa-2 going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Hayabusa-2 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).