JAXA · Aerospace · 2014
Successor to Hayabusa, dramatically more successful. Rendezvoused with asteroid 162173 Ryugu in 2018, deployed multiple landers (MINERVA-II-1A/1B rovers and MASCOT), created an artificial crater with a 2.5 kg copper impactor, and returned 5.4 g of pristine samples to Earth on 6 December 2020. Now on an extended mission to asteroid 1998 KY26, arriving 2031.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Aerospace |
| Sub-type | Sample Return Spacecraft |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2014 |
| Origin | Japan |
| Also known as | はやぶさ2 |
| Announced | 2006 |
| Released | 2014-12-03 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 1250 × 1600 × 1250 mm |
| Weight | 600 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum honeycomb |
| Payload | 5 kg |
| Chipset | Mitsubishi HR5000 (SPARC V8 rad-hardened) |
| Made in | Japan (ISAS / NEC) |
