Econopass1d ago

Having already delivered samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth, Hayabusa2 will soon attempt one of the closest, riskiest space-rock flybys in spaceflight history. #asteroid #hayabusa2 #spaceexploration

https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/japanese-probe-set-for-super-close-flyby-on-july-5-were-going-to-discover-another-beast-to-put-in-the-zoo-of-asteroids?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Japanese probe set for super-close flyby on July 5: 'We're going to discover another beast to put in the zoo of asteroids'

"This is one of the closest asteroid encounters ever attempted by a mission of this class."

Space
Where are we now?3d ago

2026-06-27 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-20)

WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯?
- Barycentric speed: 35.61 km/s (-0.44 km/s)
- Torifune flyby in: 7 days

🪨 Relative to Torifune
- Distance (km): 3,596,589.90 km (-3,438,873.40 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.02 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 0 min 12.00 s (-11.47 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 102,873,508.99 km (-7,698,929.88 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.69 (-0.05)
- Light travel time: 5 min 43.16 s (-25.68 s)

#Hayabusa2 #Torifune

Daniel Fischer5d ago
The #Hayabusa2 spacecraft in its extended mission has sighted the #asteroid (98943) #Torifune which it will pass on 5 July: https://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/topics/20260624_torifune/ - see also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs3434wHA_Y for a recorded press conference.
Revesdespace6d ago
🛰️☄️ Alors que la sonde #Hayabusa2 doit survoler l'astéroïde Torifune le 5 juillet prochain, les images prises récemment l'ont confirmé à l'emplacement prévu.
📷 JAXA, superposition d'images prises les 20 et 21 juin. La sonde est à ~7 millions de km de l'astéroïde
Show threadWhere are we now?Jun 21

🚀 Hayabusa2♯ Update: JAXA has confirmed that ion engine operations for the upcoming Torifune flyby were successfully completed on June 6.

Launched in Dec 2014, the spacecraft is on an extended mission with naturally degrading hardware. After engines A, C, and D experienced unexpected neutralizer voltage spikes, engine B took over solo trajectory adjustments.

#Hayabusa2 #Torifune

Where are we now?Jun 20

2026-06-20 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-13)

WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯?
- Barycentric speed: 36.05 km/s (-0.31 km/s)
- Torifune flyby in: 14 days

🪨 Relative to Torifune
- Distance (km): 7,035,463.30 km (-3,824,079.82 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.05 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 0 min 23.47 s (-12.76 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 110,572,438.87 km (-8,036,198.53 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.74 (-0.05)
- Light travel time: 6 min 8.84 s (-26.81 s)

#Hayabusa2 #Torifune

Where are we now?Jun 13

2026-06-13 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-06)

WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯?
- Barycentric speed: 36.36 km/s (-0.17 km/s)
- Torifune flyby in: 21 days

🪨 Relative to Torifune
- Distance (km): 10,859,543.12 km (-4,366,946.58 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.07 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 0 min 36.22 s (-14.57 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 118,608,637.40 km (-8,235,348.91 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.79 (-0.06)
- Light travel time: 6 min 35.65 s (-27.47 s)

#Hayabusa2 #Torifune

はや２NOWなうJun 12
#Haya2NOW 運用開始 [2026/06/12 10:00JST]
🔛 📡MDSS54 Misasa🇯🇵
　 ⏰10:00-13:00
🔛 📡UDSC64 Usuda🇯🇵
　 ⏰10:00-13:00
⬆️15.625bps [XMGA]
⬆️15.625bps [XLGA-A]
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#はやぶさ２ #Hayabusa2
The Japan TimesJun 10
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday that its unmanned Hayabusa2 probe will observe asteroid Torifune on July 5 as the spacecraft makes a high-speed flyby. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/jaxa-hayabusa2-asteroid-torifune/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jaxa #hayabusa2 #space #asteroids
Japan’s Hayabusa2 to observe asteroid Torifune during July flyby

JAXA also aims to test technology that could help alter the trajectory of an asteroid on a potential collision course with Earth.

The Japan Times
RTNJun 8

#FR:
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Mysteriöses Objekt zwischen Erde und Mars: Harvard-Astronom zweifelt an natürlichem Ursprung
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"Einige Hinweise deuten darauf hin, dass der Komet tatsächlich eine Raumsonde ist"
".. Dimensionen stimmen überein: 1998 KY26 misst etwa elf Meter, während „Phobos 1“ mit ausgefahrenen Solarpaneelen auf einen Durchmesser von ungefähr zehn Metern .."

https://www.fr.de/wissen/an-natuerlichem-ursprung-mysterioeses-objekt-zwischen-erde-und-mars-harvard-astronom-zweifelt-94335217.html

8.6.2026

#1988058A #1998K26 #AviLoeb #Hayabusa2 #JAXA #Phobos1 #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

Mysteriöses Objekt zwischen Erde und Mars: Harvard-Astronom zweifelt an natürlichem Ursprung

Worum handelt es sich bei dem Objekt 1998 KY26? Bisher ging die Forschung von einem „dunklen Kometen“ aus, doch nun gibt es eine überraschende neue Theorie.