Small-body mission · JAXA
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A JAXA technology-demonstration and flyby mission that will test advanced ion propulsion en route to a flyby of 3200 Phaethon — the rock-comet source of the Geminid meteor shower — studying its dust.
PlannedFlyby Mission
Imagery
ISS Destiny Lab
ISS Destiny Lab module (NASA)
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Targets & sample
Also:Asteroid 3200 Phaethon (parent body of the Geminid meteor shower)
Mission & science
- Goals
- Demonstrate advanced propulsion and fly by the active asteroid Phaethon, sampling its dust in flight.
- Engineering milestones
- Launch planned for the mid-to-late 2020s.
- Outcome
- Planned — not yet launched.
- Known limitations
- A planned mission; no outcomes exist yet.
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupFlyby Mission
- Operated byJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japanese missions (Hayabusa, Akatsuki) and space science.