Questions tagged [hayabusa2]
Questions about spaceprobe Hayabusa2, an asteroid sample-return mission launched by the Japanese space agency (JAXA). The main goal of the mission is asteroid Ryugu.
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Actual mass of Hayabusa 2 samples in 2020?
Similar to Actual mass of Hayabusa samples in 2010?, but about the recent mission.
What is the actual mass of the samples retrieved by Hayabusa 2?
The most detailed information I was able to find is:
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Why did Hayabusa-2's capsule's parachute have transparent panels?
JAXA's photo of Hayabusa-2's capsule, at its landing on 2020 Dec 6, shows that its parachute canopy had some non-opaque sections. Why?
Transparency has no advantage for this mission.
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Why is the Hayabusa2 capsule collection team in protective gear
Pictures posted on twitter (https://twitter.com/haya2e_jaxa/status/1335513393122316288/photo/2 and BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55201662) show a couple of team members in what ...
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How does Hayabusa2's return capsule orient and stabilize after separation and before and during reentry?
How does Hayabusa2's return capsule orient and stabilize after separation and before and during reentry? Have it some onboard system like RCS or reaction wheels, or does it rotate around longitudinal ...
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From interplanetary space to the Australian Outback, how will Hayabusa2's return capsule be tracked? Desert Fireball Network perhaps?
Wired.com's For the Second Time Ever, an Asteroid Sample Returns to Earth says that "the sample return capsule from Hayabusa2" will land "under parachute in the Australian outback" ...
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How to plot this orbit?
I have these data for some orbits, without any explanation about meaning of each datum:
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How large an asteroid sample does hayabusa2 have?
As the title says, is it known how big, or massive, hayabusa2's sample is, due for Earth touchdown on 6th December?
I have tried some basic internet research but found nothing on the anticipated ...
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How do Hayabusa-2's DCAM's work? (detachable cameras)
The screenshot below from the JAXAxxx video Mission Control Live: Hayabusa2 SCI Operation shows a diagram with DCAM3, a detachable camera that has the lucky job of watching the impact on Ryugu while ...
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How far did Hayabusa-2 back off before the “bomb” went off?
The BBC News article Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe set to 'bomb' an asteroid says:
The charge is carried on the Small Carry-On Impactor (SCI) device.
This is a 14kg conical container attached to ...
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How far will the debris cloud from Hayabusa-2's touch-and-go sample recovery travel around Ryugu? Will any have escaped to heliocentric orbit?
HAYABUSA2 MOMENT OF TOUCHDOWN
This animation, extracted from a longer video, shows the moment of Hayabusa2's 21 February 2019 touchdown on asteroid Ryugu. JAXA
Source: Planetary Society's Watch ...
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How can we be certain that Ryugu is a remnant of the material that did not form planets?
Its mentioned here https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/22/japans-hayabusa-2-successfully-touches-down-on-ryugu-asteroid that Ryugu is a part of the Solar System material that did not get ...
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How does Hayabusa-2's “Communication Simulator” on its website work? What does it show?
The pinned tweet on Hayabusa-2's Twitter account leads to http://haya2now.jp/en.html which is a kind of control panel readout of the spacecraft's situation.
I clicked ...
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Diagram of Hayabusa 2 in “Hill Coordinate System”; what is that exactly? How to convert it to inertial?
These JAXA's Hayabusa-2's two Tweets: 1 2 show a diagram of the spacecraft's motion relative to Ruygu in what they call a Hill Coordinate System,
This is a diagram of the trajectory during solar ...
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How does the hopping mechanism of the Minerva II rovers work?
The Minerva II rovers deployed to Ryugu by Hayabusa 2 have gotten a lot of news coverage for their hopping method of locomotion. Is there public information on exactly how this works? I seem to recall ...
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Why the MASCOT lander has no solar panels?
The MASCOT lander carried on Hayabusa2 just landed on Ryugu, completed it's mission and finshed operation as it has a non-rechargeable battery and no means to generate power. See this answer for more ...
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How much delta-v would Hayabusa-2 need per day to remain 20 km sunward of Ryugu?
Hayabusa-2 is near the astroid Ryugu, and both are essentially in nearly-matching heliocentric orbits around the Sun. Hayabusa-2's "hangout" is about 20 km sunward of Ryugu.
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How are Hayabusa2's target markers deployed?
This presentation talks about 'target markers' which are five soft, reflective balls that are released onto the asteroid's surface prior to landing. They allow the probe to more precisely locate the ...
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Nature of Hayabusa-2's “Home Position” relative to Ryugu? Is it Ruygu's L1?
This tweet "from Hayabusa-2" via JAXA shows the diagram below, which seems to suggest that the Hayabusa-2 spacecraft tends to remain between the asteroid Ryugu and the Sun. Does Hayabusa-2 have to ...
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Do the rovers in Hayabusa-2 communicate directly with the spacecraft or use the landers as relay?
I can't infer this from this documentation or the presentation:
Do the ROVER-1A and ROVER-1B communicate with MINERVA-II-1, and it then relays to the Hayabusa2 "mothership", or do they communicate ...
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What causes Hyabusa-2's close-up images of Ryugu to be dark in the corners?
The NYTimes' article Hayabusa2 Prepares to Drop Rovers on Asteroid Ryugu says
Sept. 19 Rock Hoppers
Hayabusa2 is preparing to deploy two small rovers this week, each about 7 inches wide. Ryugu’s ...
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What criteria was used to select potential landing sites for Hayabusa-2's rovers on Ryugu?
The NYTimes' article Hayabusa2 Prepares to Drop Rovers on Asteroid Ryugu says
Sept. 19 Rock Hoppers
Hayabusa2 is preparing to deploy two small rovers this week, each about 7 inches wide. Ryugu’s ...
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How long will MASCOT operate on Ryugu?
The MASCOT lander on Hayabusa 2 seems to be powered by batteries only, I couldn't find any reference to solar panels or an RTG. What is its expected lifetime on the asteroid?
MASCOT page at CNES
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How could JAXA not know when Hayabusa2 will arrive at asteroid Ryugu?
The Nikkey Asian Review article Probe nears asteroid to unlock secrets to life's origins; Hayabusa2 mission includes return of samples after 18-month study begins:
TOKYO -- A Japanese space probe is ...
