Expedition for a Ground-Based Observation of HAYABUSA Spacecraft Re-Entry
Author(s) -
J. Watanabe,
T. Ohkawa,
Mikiya Sato,
Kouji Ohnishi,
Yutaka Iijima,
Yutaka Kagaya,
T. Tanabé
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
publications of the astronomical society of japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.99
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 2053-051X
pISSN - 0004-6264
DOI - 10.1093/pasj/63.5.941
Subject(s) - spacecraft , astrobiology , physics , outreach , interplanetary spaceflight , atmosphere (unit) , astronomy , remote sensing , aerospace engineering , meteorology , geology , solar wind , engineering , quantum mechanics , political science , magnetic field , law
The HAYABUSA spacecraft re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on 2010 June 13 UT, together with the capsule for the sample return. This was the first trial of the re-entry experiment as a Japanese interplanetary spacecraft. We undertook an expedition to South Australia for ground-based observations, and succeeded in obtaining valuable data of various phenomena occurring at this re-entry. Our data were...
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