2010/06/05 14:38 JST: TCM-3 operation completed, shift the target from Earth's outer rim to WPA
Category: 2010_English
Posted by: HayabusaLive
JAXA confirmed that TCM-3 operation was successfully completed (13:44 June 5th, 2010 (JST)).
By this operation, Hayabusa’s target was guided to WPA from the earth’s outer rim and the distance between Hayabusa and the Earth resulted in around 3,600,000km far.
Hayabusa system is going well.
*TCM : Trajectory Correction Maneuver
*WPA : Woomera Prohibited Area
By this operation, Hayabusa’s target was guided to WPA from the earth’s outer rim and the distance between Hayabusa and the Earth resulted in around 3,600,000km far.
Hayabusa system is going well.
*TCM : Trajectory Correction Maneuver
*WPA : Woomera Prohibited Area
