The asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 was launched on Dec. 3, 2014.
Panasonic BR series cylindrical lithium batteries have been equipped in Hayabusa2 because of the long life cycle, high reliability and safety.
Until the capsule of Hayabusa2 returned back to the earth on Dec.6, 2020, Panasonic BR series cylindrical lithium batteries supported various missions in a spacecraft.
How Panasonic batteries supported missions
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1．Power for a Small Carry-on Impactor(SCI) to blast a crator on the asteroid |
2．Power for a deployable camera to film the SCI explosion |
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Mission completed successfully in April, 2019 !
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Mission completed successfully in April, 2019 !
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3．Power for a flight-data instrument assisting with reentry |
4．Power for a beacon for capsule retrieval when returning to the earth |
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Mission completed successfully in Dec., 2020 !
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Mission completed successfully in Dec., 2020 !
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Panasonic Cylindrical-type Lithium Batteries
Panasonic have a wide product line-up of Cylindrical-type Lithium Batteries to meet customers' needs.
Please feel free to ask for details.
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BR series Cylindrical-type Lithium Batteries |
CR series Cylindrical-type Lithium Batteries |
CR series Cylindrical-type Lithium Batteries |
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Long storage life Excellent long life at high temperatures |
Long life batteries with superior discharge performance Outstanding discharge performance at low temperatures |
Excellent high-rate discharge performance Available in the consumer market |
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Please see Lithium Batteries product page.
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