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Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
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Hayabusa
M-VInstitute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu Center
Friday, May 9, 2003 · 04:29 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadHayabusa
OrbitAsteroid
CustomerInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science
StagesUnknown
PadMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Mu Center
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Global range
- Latitude
- 31.251°N
- Longitude
- 131.082°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
04:29 AM UTC - 04:29 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
