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Sunday, July 5, 2026 · Time not confirmed
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JAXA’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft is scheduled to perform a high-speed flyby of the asteroid 2001 CC21 (nicknamed Torifune) on July 5, 2026. This encounter is part of an extended mission to study a new, different type of asteroid (S-type) and support planetary defense technology demonstrations, passing at a relative velocity of approximately 5 km/s.
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