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H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H-IIB 304 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 42nd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 5,955th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 20, 17:31 – May 20, 17:31 UTC
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Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)
The last H-II Transfer Vehicle "Kounotori" will be launched on an H-IIB 304 launch vehicle, carrying 6,200 kg (13,669 lbs) of supplies and science experiments to be conducted by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Kounotori 9 will be the last original HTV spacecaft : its successor scheduled to launch in February 2022 will be the first of the new HTV-X version.
Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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- HTV-9 launch — SciNews
- 【録画】「こうのとり」9号機/H-IIBロケット9号機打上げライブ中継 — JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
