<page_title> Sample-return mission </page_title> <section_title> Robotic missions </section_title> <table> <cell> Japan <col_header> Operator </col_header> </cell> <cell> Hayabusa <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 25143 Itokawa <col_header> Sample origin </col_header> </cell> <cell> 13 June 2010 <col_header> Recovery date </col_header> </cell> </table>
In June 2010, the Japan Hayabusa probe returned asteroid samples to Earth after a rendezvous with S-type asteroid 25143 Itokawa.