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

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

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JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japanese missions (Hayabusa, Akatsuki) and space science.

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