Egyptian President inaugurated the State Strategic Command Headquarters, known as “the Octagon”, in Egypt’s New Capital east of Cairo. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM JAPAN’S Hayabusa2 space probe made what is believed to be a close flyby of the asteroid Torifune on Sunday, the country’s space agency said.
The flyby observation mission, which requires highly accurate navigation, was also aimed at testing technologies needed for planetary defense, or efforts to mitigate the risk of asteroids colliding with Earth, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.
According to JAXA, a signal was received from Hayabusa2 after it was scheduled to pass closest to the asteroid, indicating that it was operating normally. The plan was for the spacecraft to pass approximately 800 metres from the center of Torifune, far closer than most flybys. Torifune, an elongated asteroid with an estimated diameter of 450 metres, has an orbital period around the Sun of 383 days and is currently about 100 million kilometres from Earth.
Kyodo
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