Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceM-VMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
M-V | Hayabusa
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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 32nd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,595th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 9, 04:29 – May 9, 04:29 UTC
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Hayabusa
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.
Astrophysics · Asteroid (Asteroid)
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