Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceM-VMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Hayabusa
Launched
May 9, 2003
Image: J.R.C. Garry
Summary
Hayabusa launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science M-V from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on May 9, 2003. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 32nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,595th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th M-V flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Asteroid (Asteroid). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Asteroid (Asteroid)
- Milestone
- 4th M-V flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 32nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,595th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Hayabusa · NORAD 27809 · left Earth orbit May 9, 2003
M-V-5 Stage 4 · left Earth orbit May 9, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MUSES-C (renamed Hayabusa after launch) is a sample return mission to the asteroid. Its primary goal is to acquire and verify technology which is necessary to retrieve samples from a small body in the solar system and to bring back them to the earth.
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
27th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 32nd from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Hayabusa launch?
Hayabusa launched on May 9, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hayabusa?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hayabusa?
M-V, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. M-V spec sheet
Where did Hayabusa launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was Hayabusa going to?
Asteroid (Asteroid), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did Hayabusa launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).