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RE: HAYABUSA (MUSES-C) mission

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HAYABUSA (MUSES-C) mission

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Live from Deep Space Control Room of ISAS/JAXA.

19:51 capsule separation (reentry capsule separation from the Hayabusa spacecraft)
22:51 capsule reentry (Capsule plunge into the Earths atmosphere)

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Hopes are set very high as Japanese spacecraft Falcon is set to return to earth this weekend. The arrival is eagerly awaited as the spacecraft is expected to carry samples of an asteroid.
Japan launched Falcon in the year 2003 by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA), with the name Hayabusa that stands for falcon in Japanese. The craft hovered near an asteroid Itokawa in the year 2005. The craft spent much time near the asteroid before leaving back for home. During this time it landed twice on the asteroid.
For about seven years the Falcon has travelled a total of 2.5 billion miles and finally we have its home coming. Hayabuse is expected to touch down in the south Australian desert around midnight on June 13th
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Aborigines, the indigenous Australian people, will be the first to see the release of a capsule under the Japanese space probe above the Outback this weekend.
The decision has been taken to ensure it does not affect sacred sites.
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Ephemeris

Date (UT)  HH  RA             Dec 
2010 06 12 21  08 53 50.941   +29 06 06.99
2010 06 12 22  08 54 29.496   +29 03 14.00
2010 06 12 23  08 55 12.667   +28 59 59.12
2010 06 13 00  08 56 01.363   +28 56 17.84
2010 06 13 01  08 56 56.749   +28 52 04.31
2010 06 13 02  08 58 00.355   +28 47 10.75
2010 06 13 03  08 59 14.222   +28 41 26.68
2010 06 13 04  09 00 41.145   +28 34 37.53
2010 06 13 05  09 02 25.057   +28 26 22.45
2010 06 13 06  09 04 31.680   +28 16 10.47
2010 06 13 07  09 07 09.709   +28 03 13.43
2010 06 13 08  09 10 33.057   +27 46 11.98
2010 06 13 09  09 15 05.597   +27 22 45.00

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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has assessed the trajectory of Hayabusa and confirmed that the Hayabusa system is going well.

The following are main capsule reentry plans.

- Around 6/13 19:51(JST) : Capsule separation
- Around 6/13 22:51(JST) : Capsule reentry

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Google Earth file (3kb, kmz)

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Rough groundtrack of the HAYABUSA (MUSES-C) mission

The landing site is in the Woomera Prohibited Area, which is to the East of Glendambo.

Google Earth file (3kb, kmz)
Google Earth file (3kb, kmz)

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NASA said that a group of its astronomers will have a front row seat in Australia to watch the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa's high-speed, fiery return to Earth. Hayabusa is bringing with it a hunk of the asteroid Itokawa.
Hayabusa is expected to land in an unpopulated area of Australia at approximately midnight locally, or 7 am PDT, on Sunday, June 13. Earlier this week, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it successfully completed the guidance of the Hayabusa spacecraft, so that it will land in the Woomera Prohibited Area in Australia.
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