Place

Woomera, Australia

Name: Woomera, Australia
Address: Australia, AU

2 events here, 2010 to 2020, in date order.

13 Jun 2010Sightings
Hayabusa probe breaks up in a fireball over Woomera as its capsule lands
Japan's Hayabusa asteroid probe returned to Earth over South Australia; its sample capsule entered at about 13:51 GMT and was recovered in the Woomera Prohibited Area, while the mothership broke apart in a long fireball filmed from NASA's DC-8 airborne observatory.
6 Dec 2020Sightings
Hayabusa2 sample capsule reenters over South Australia
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe dropped a capsule of asteroid Ryugu samples that blazed through the sky over South Australia as a planned fireball. JAXA recovered it in the Woomera Prohibited Area, and NASA teams filmed the entry from aircraft.

Hayabusa probe breaks up in a fireball over Woomera as its capsule lands