DLR · Aerospace · 2018
Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout. Shoebox-sized lander built by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and France's CNES, deployed by Hayabusa 2 onto asteroid Ryugu on 3 October 2018. Hopped once to reposition itself using an internal swing arm and operated for 17 hours on primary battery power, exceeding its 16-hour design lifetime. Returned data on Ryugu's surface composition.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Aerospace |
| Sub-type | Asteroid Hopper |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Year | 2018 |
| Origin | Germany |
| Also known as | Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout |
| Announced | 2014 |
| Released | 2018-10-03 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 195 × 290 × 275 mm |
| Weight | 10 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum and CFRP |
| Degrees of freedom | 1 |
| Actuator type | Internal swing arm (for hopping) |
| Made in | Germany (DLR Bremen) |
