Hayabusa2 Computer model of Hayabusa2 rendezvous with asteroid Ryugu Mission type Asteroid sample return Operator JAXA COSPAR ID 2014-076A SATCAT no. 40319 Website global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/hayabusa2/ Spacecraft properties Manufacturer NEC[1] Launch mass 609 kg (1,343 lb) Dimensions 1 × 1.6 × 1.25 m (3.3 × 5.2 × 4.1 ft) (spacecraft core), 6 m × 4.23 m (19.7 ft × 13.9 ft) (solar panel) Power 2.6 kW (at 1 au), 1.4 kW (at 1.4 au) Start of mission Launch date 3 December 2014, 04:22 UTC (2014-12-03UTC04:22Z)[2] Rocket H-IIA 202 Launch site LA-Y, Tanegashima Space Center End of mission Landing date December 2020 (planned) Landing site Woomera, Australia Flyby of Earth Closest approach 3 December 2015 Distance 3,090 km (1,920 mi)[3] (162173) Ryugu orbiter Orbital insertion 27 June 2018 Orbital departure December 2019 (planned)