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Kounotori 8 (HTV-8)

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Kounotori 8 (HTV-8)

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H-IIB 304
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Sep 24, 16:05:05 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleH-IIB 304
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
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Mission

Uncrewed cargo resupply mission to International Space Station.

Quick facts

VehicleH-IIB 304
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
SiteTanegashima Space Center, Japan
WindowSep 24, 16:05:05 UTC→Sep 24, 16:05:05 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyH-II
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
30.401, 130.976

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
Upper Stage · H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)HTV-8Kounotori 8
Single Use
1 flight· International Space Station

Kounotori 8 is the eighth HTV spacecraft. It is scheduled to launch in September 2019 on a resupply mission to the ISS.