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Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" (MUSES-C)
Completed TCM-4 operation, precise guidance to WPA

June 9, 2010 (JST)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that TCM-4 operation was successfully completed (15:00 June 9th, 2010 (JST)). By this operation, HAYABUSA spacecraft was precisely guided to WPA in Australia.

HAYABUSA system is going well.

* TCM: Trajectory Correction Maneuver
* WPA Woomera Prohibited Area