Satellites and Spacecraft > Lunar and Planetary Exploration Spacecraft > Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2"
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Shooting time: 14:30, December 5, 2020 (JST)
Location: Control room in ISAS/JAXA
Caption: After the orbit and attitude control of Hayabusa2, the operation team members are checking if the capsule separation operation can be proceeded. The members are carrying out the health check of the capsule, the spacecraft and the ground systems. After the confirmation, Hayabusa2 separated the capsule. The distance between Hayabusa2 and Earth is about 220 000km at this time.
* ISAS: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science