Hayabusa2
Hayabusa2 Ion thruster.jpg
Artist's impression ofHayabusa2firing its ion thrusters
Mission typeAsteroid sample-return
OperatorJAXA
COSPAR ID2014-076AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.40319
Websitewww.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/en/
Mission duration6 years (planned)
(7 years, 6 months and 29 days elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeHayabusa
ManufacturerNEC
Launch mass610 kg (1,340 lb)
Dry mass490 kg (1,080 lb)
DimensionsSpacecraft bus: 1 × 1.6 × 1.25 m (3 ft 3 in × 5 ft 3 in × 4 ft 1 in)
Solar panel: 6 m × 4.23 m (19.7 ft × 13.9 ft)
Power2.6 kW (at 1 au), 1.4 kW (at 1.4 au)
Start of mission
Launch date3 December 2014,
04:22:04 UTC
RocketH-IIA 202
Launch siteTanegashima Space Center, LA-Y
ContractorMitsubishi Heavy Industries
End of mission
Landing dateRe-entry capsule:
5 December 2020 UTC
Landing siteWoomera, Australia
Flyby of Earth
Closest approach3 December 2015
Distance3,090 km (1,920 mi)
Rendezvous with(162173) Ryugu
Arrival date27 June 2018, 09:35 UTC
Departure date12 November 2019
Sample mass5.4 grams(including gas samples)
(162173) Ryugu lander
Landing date21 February 2019
(162173) Ryugu lander
Landing date11 July 2019
Flyby of Earth(Sample return)
Closest approach5 December 2020 UTC