SCI

Japan

Spacecraft nº:

Japanese spacecraft nº: 207A

SCI= Small Carry-On Impactor.

Launch data:

Designation D00957 / 14076
Launch date 03 Dec 2014 - 04:22 UT
Launch site Tanegashima, YLP-1
Launch vehicle  H-2A-202
Launch platform Hayabusa-2, Ryugu space
Deployment date 05 Apr 2019 - 01:56 UT
Mission Weapon
Ryugu impact 

Launched together with: Hayabusa 2 - DESPATCH - PROCYON - DCAM-3

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Kagoshima University (Japan)
Platform 
Operator 
Mass at launch  14 kg vehicle with a 5 kg explosive
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
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Equipment 
Solar array 
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Propulsion 
DC power  

This artist′s concept shows Hayabusa2 deploying the Small Carry-on Impactor, SCI (left), and then hiding behind Ryugu (right) as the device explodes, shooting a copper plate into the surface. The DCAM3 camera system watches in the foreground.




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