The scientific observation campaign of the Hayabusa-2 capsule re-entry

Abstract On 2020 December 5 at 17:28 UTC, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa-2 sample return capsule came back to Earth. It re-entered atmosphere over South Australia, visible for 53 seconds as a fireball from near Northern Territory border toward Woomera where it landed in military test range. A scientific observation campaign was planned observe optical, seismo-acoustic, radio, and high energy particle phenomena associated with entry of an interplanetary object. multi-institutional collaboration between Australian Japanese universities resulted deployment 49 instruments, further 13 permanent sites. The successfully recorded spectral data this event which will allow in-depth analysis effects produced by objects impacting Earth’s atmosphere. This future comparison insights be made natural meteoroid objects.