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Today's HAYABUSA / November 5,2009 (JST)
Presumption Distance from Earth : 159,636,050 km
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November 9, 2009
Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" Ion Engine Anomaly
On November 4th (Wed., Japan Standard Time), JAXA identified that one of the main ion engines (Thruster D) aboard the Asteroid Explorer “HAYABUSA” had autonomously stopped detecting a high neutralizer voltage owing to degradation.
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Current position of HAYABYSA in inertial coordinate system (ecliptic coordinate system) (as of November, 2009)
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Proximity Operation Ahead
| In June of 2010 | Return to the Earth |
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Success Criteria for HAYABUSA ( defined prior to launch )
| [ Success! ] Operation of Ion Engines | 50 points |
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| [ Success! ] Operation of Ion Engines for more than 1000 hours | 100 points |
| [ Success! ] Earth Gravity Assist with Ion Engines | 150 points |
| [ Success! ] Rendezvous with Itokawa with Autonomous Navigation | 200 points |
| [ Success! ] Scientific Observation of Itokawa | 250 points |
| [ Success! ] Touch-down and Sample Collection | 275 points |
| Capsule Recovered | 400 points |
| Sample obtained for Analysis | 500 points |
