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Mission: Hayabusa 2 |
Jan 8 2015, 09:32 PM
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#166
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1582 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
Ohhhh, they mean to park it at a Lagrange point after returning from the asteroid. That makes more sense. The purpose appears not to be to conduct any particular science there, but to test the general idea of parking things at Lagrange points. ISEE-3 proved the feasibility leaving a lagrange point to visit small bodies. Not much to prove. I'd say the purpose is to wait for the team to find a feasible follow-on, or determine there is none. |
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Jan 30 2015, 08:23 AM
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#167
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Member Group: Members Posts: 817 Joined: 17-April 10 From: Kamakura, Japan Member No.: 5323 |
As of yesterday Hayabusa2 is doing well, so say the press here,
flying at 22 milliom km away, and will change direction in December. P |
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Jan 30 2015, 10:05 AM
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#168
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
any news of the target body of PROCYON? it should have been selected by now
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Jan 30 2015, 12:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 817 Joined: 17-April 10 From: Kamakura, Japan Member No.: 5323 |
any news of the target body of PROCYON? it should have been selected by now Not really, a short article of 25 January only says that it is at about 20 million km away, doing substem testings. Actually, their occasional English translations are very good. Also, no news about hydrogen observation so far. All next week I will be away in Borneo jungles. P |
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Feb 9 2015, 01:51 AM
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#170
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2085 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Status report from last week: all systems good so far.
http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/hayabus...html#topics3767 |
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Feb 9 2015, 03:44 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 20-January 12 From: Florida Member No.: 6317 |
In a Q&A session posted earlier, it was reported that they were having difficulty deciding on a name for the asteroid. Naming "Itokawa" was easy, but they are still undecided about the final name for 199JU3. (JAXA proposing the name "Itokawa" is like NASA choosing the name "von Braun")
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Apr 27 2015, 11:51 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 817 Joined: 17-April 10 From: Kamakura, Japan Member No.: 5323 |
Latest report from JAXA re earth swingby, it is now set to be on 3 December. P
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Jul 22 2015, 08:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2085 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
The process of giving 1999 JU3 a proper name, subject to IAU rules has begun. Submissions being accepted:
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2015/07/20150722_hayabusa2.html |
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Oct 5 2015, 08:40 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 30-September 14 Member No.: 7269 |
http://global.jaxa.jp/news/2015/#news5842
Oct. 5, 2015 Updated “Ryugu” was selected as name of Hayabusa2 target asteroid Asteroid 1999 JU3, a target of the Asteroid Explorer “Hayabusa2,” was named “Ryugu”. One major reason for the selection was that, in the Japanese ancient story “Urashima Taro”, the main character, Taro Urashima, brought back a casket from the Dragon’s palace, or the “Ryugu” Castle, at the bottom of the ocean, and the theme of “bringing back a treasure” is common as the Hayabusa2 will also bring back a capsule with samples. It was selected among 7,336 entries. Thank you very much to so many of you who took part in the naming campaign. |
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Dec 1 2015, 05:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2085 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
A nice summary of the flyby (and the fate of the other payloads):
http://spaceflight101.com/hayabusa-2-aster...earth-swing-by/ |
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Dec 14 2015, 10:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 817 Joined: 17-April 10 From: Kamakura, Japan Member No.: 5323 |
According to the Yomiuri, a local Japanese newspaper with about 10 million circulation/day
Hayabusa 2 conducted an earth swingby successfully on 3 December and left its near earth orbit. It is currently flying, as of midnight 14th December, 4.15 million km away from the earth, at a speed of 32.31 km/second without problems. Pandaneko (P) |
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Dec 15 2015, 04:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2085 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Image of the southern hemisphere after closest approach here (edited for direct JAXA link):
http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/topics/20151214_e/ |
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Jan 17 2016, 01:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
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Feb 9 2016, 10:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2085 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
English translation of spectrometer observations of Earth and moon.
http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/topics/20151228_02_e/ The former is wet and the latter dry, so all is well! |
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Apr 26 2016, 08:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2428 Joined: 30-January 13 From: Penang, Malaysia. Member No.: 6853 |
A new and informative YouTube video. Published by JAXA on Apr 24, 2016.
'Hayabusa2 Remote Sensing Instruments'. Runtime = 5min 55sec LINK |
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