launched fromJapan

Hayabusa2

Name: Hayabusa2
Start: 2014-12-03T04:22:04Z
Location: Tanegashima

Success

DEC 03201404:22:04 UTC

DCAM3, MINERVA-II (Rover 1A, 1B, 2), and MASCOT are carried aboard Hayabusa2 to be deployed in proximity or onto the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu. MINERVA-II Rover 1A and 1B were deployed on 21 September 2018. MASCOT was deployed on 3 October 2018.

LIFTOFF

DEC 03 2014

04:22:04 UTC

Success

launched fromY1Tanegashima

aboardH2A 202intoHeliocentric

Payloads · 9

01
Shin'en 2
Technology demonstration
02
PROCYON
Technology demonstration / Asteroid flyby
03
Hayabusa2
Asteroid sample return
04
DCAM3
Asteroid probe
05
MINERVA-II-1 Rover 1A
Asteroid lander
06
MINERVA-II-1 Rover 1B
Asteroid lander
07
MINERVA-II Rover 2
Asteroid lander
08
MASCOT
Asteroid lander
09
Despatch (Artsat 2)
Technology demonstration