MUSES-C / Hayabusa xyz?

The Singing Badger · Post #1by **The Singing Badger** » 09.03.2004, 02:38

Does anyone know if an xyz and/or model has been made for the Japanese MUSES-C mission? The mission will go into orbit around the NEO asteroid 1998SF36 in 2005, which should be quite exciting...

Info on the mission:
http://www.isas.ac.jp/e/enterp/missions ... ndex.shtml

JackHiggins · Post #2by **JackHiggins** » 13.03.2004, 12:46

When MUSES-C was launched originally, I emailed the team at HORIZONS to see if they'd add it to their spacecraft list. They said that this was an unlikely possibility, so unless JAXA do the ESA thing & start using it on their mission control big screens, I don't think we're going to see a Hayabusa xyz...

This little-known mission will be really cool to see results from, and the first time we've got samples back from an object other than the moon!

The Singing Badger · Post #3by **The Singing Badger** » 15.03.2004, 23:17

That's a real shame - but thanks for the info!

codrinb · Post #4by **codrinb** » 08.04.2005, 01:52

What about the ship model?
Or the model and orbit of the asteroid Itokawa (1998SF36)?
Anyone?
:?:

Post #5by **selden** » 08.04.2005, 10:33

Modeling an asteroid requires optical or radar observations that show its shape on several sides. I dunno if this has been done.

Creating a trajectory for it is somewhat easier. Please take a look at the Web page http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/~seb/celestia/transforming_ephemeris.html
Contributing an appropriate SSC file can be rewarding in itself.

celestrom hayabusa · Post #6by **celestrom hayabusa** » 23.11.2016, 21:37

Someone who has the ssc file from the hayabusa probe :think:

? I ask you please, thank you.