HAYABUSA:TCM-1 operation was successfully completed

JAXA confirmed that TCM-1 operation was successfully completed at 11:57 a.m. on May 4 (Japan Standard Time.) By this operation, the passage time over Australia was tuned. The distance between the Hayabusa and the Earth is around 16.6 million km as of May 4, and the Hayabusa spacecraft system is in good condition.