Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Asteroid (Asteroid)
Location
Unknown
Date
Fri, May 9, 2003, 04:29
Weather
Pro