We analyzed photographic observations of the re-entry of the Hayabusa spacecraft and capsule over Southern Australia on June 13 , 2010 , 13:52 UT . Radiometric measurements of the brightness of the associated fireball were obtained as well . We derived the trajectories and velocities of the spacecraft , its four fragments and the capsule . The capsule trajectory was within a few hundred meters of the trajectory predicted by JAXA prior the re-entry . The spacecraft trajectory was about 1 km higher than the capsule trajectory . Two major fragments separated from the spacecraft at a height of about 62 km with mutual lateral velocity of 250 m/s . The maximum absolute magnitude of the fireball of -12.6 was reached at a height of 67 km . The dynamic pressures acting on the spacecraft at the fragmentation points were only 1 – 50 kPa . No spacecraft fragment was seen to survive below the height of 47 km . The integral luminous efficiency of the event was 1.3 % . As expected , the capsule had a very low luminous efficiency and very low ablation coefficient . The ablation coefficients and masses of the major spacecraft fragments are discussed .