--- title: Hayabusa2’s Next Target Is A Tiny 11 Meter Asteroid description: Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft, which completed its primary asteroid sample return mission in 2020, recently flew by the 450-meter asteroid 98943 Torifune at... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hayabusa2-s-next-target-is-a-tiny-11-meter-asteroid-pdt46vcwq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hayabusa2’s Next Target Is A Tiny 11 Meter Asteroid | daily.dev og:description: Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft, which completed its primary asteroid sample return mission in 2020, recently flew by the 450-meter asteroid 98943 Torifune at... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/hayabusa2-s-next-target-is-a-tiny-11-meter-asteroid-pdt46vcwq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pDt46vCwQ.png og:image:alt: Hayabusa2’s Next Target Is A Tiny 11 Meter Asteroid og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hayabusa2’s Next Target Is A Tiny 11 Meter Asteroid **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft, which completed its primary asteroid sample return mission in 2020, recently flew by the 450-meter asteroid 98943 Torifune at just 800 meters distance. Its next target is the tiny 11-meter asteroid 1998 KY 26, with a rendezvous estimated for July 2031. Despite aging systems suffering radiation damage and depleted ion engines, the spacecraft aims to orbit the asteroid, deploy its last target marker and projectile, and attempt a landing. The mission will contribute to planetary defense knowledge and deepen understanding of asteroid varieties. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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