MISSION NAME
Hayabusa
Status
Success
DATE
9 MAY 2003
LAUNCH PROVIDER
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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Description
MUSES-C (renamed Hayabusa after launch) is a sample return mission to the asteroid. Its primary goal is to acquire and verify technology which is necessary to retrieve samples from a small body in the solar system and to bring back them to the earth.
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M-V
Rocket Description
The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.