Flight Reesult and Engineering Achievements of Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2

Yuichi Tsuda, Satoru Nakazawa, Makoto Yoshikawa, Takanao Saiki, Sei-ichiro Watanabe

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[U-03] Return of Hayabusa2, The Frontier of Solar System Science

Tue. Jun 1, 2021 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Ch.01 (Zoom Room 01)

convener:Tatsuaki Okada(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Taishi Nakamoto(Tokyo Institute of Technology), Daisuke Kuroda(Kyoto University), Chairperson:Tatsuaki Okada(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Taishi Nakamoto(Tokyo Institute of Technology), YACHEN YANG(Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research)

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

[U03-01] Flight Reesult and Engineering Achievements of Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2

★Invited Papers

*Yuichi Tsuda¹, Satoru Nakazawa¹, Makoto Yoshikawa¹, Takanao Saiki¹, Sei-ichiro Watanabe² (1.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2.Nagoya University)

Keywords:Small Body Exploration, Asteroid Sample Return, Interplanetary Round-Trip Flight

The asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 completed its 6-year space flight in December 2020, and accomplished the sample return from the asteroid Ryugu. This presentation covers the flight result and achievements focusing mainly on the engineering aspect.