Astrophysics
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.
Orbital Attempt
#4,595
ISAS Mission
#32
Pad Launch
#27
Location Launch
#32
Designator
2003-019
May 9, 2003, 4:29 AM
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The Uchinoura Space Center is a space launch facility in the Japanese town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. All of Japan's scientific satellites were launched from Uchinoura prior to the M-V launch vehicles being decommissioned in 2006. It continues to be used for suborbital launches, stratospheric balloons and has also been used for the Epsilon orbital launch vehicle. Additionally, the center has antennas for communication with interplanetary space probes.
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Local Launch Time
May 9, 2003, 1:29 PM
Total Launches
43
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
31.2519, 131.0819
