\<COLOUR 1> CLOSEST APPROACH: \<COLOUR 0> 7,000,000 km, March 11, 1986
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> Japan
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> The first Japanese deep-space probe; Sakigake, meaning 'Scout', is one of five spacecraft launched to rendezvous with Comet Halley on its last return; the similar Suisei (meaning 'Comet'), or Planet A, is launched on August 15, 1985, and flies within 151,000 km of Halley on March 8, 1986, before Sakigake.