Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIB 304Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kounotori 3 (HTV-3)
Launched
July 21, 2012
Image: JAXA
Summary
Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIB 304 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on July 21, 2012. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 17th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,230th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd H-IIB 304 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kounotori 3 gouki, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 312 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Kounotori 3 (HTV-3). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd H-IIB 304 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 17th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,230th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Kounotori 3 (HTV-3)
Kounotori 3, also known as HTV-3, is the third Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle. It was launched on 21 July 2012 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 3 (H-IIB F3) manufactured by MHI and JAXA. Kounotori 3 arrived at the ISS on 27 July 2012, and Expedition 32 Flight Engineer and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide used the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to install Kounotori 3, to its docking port on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module at 14:34 GMT.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 55 days
- Docked July 27, 2012 at Harmony nadir
The Kounotori spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kounotori 3 gouki · NORAD 38706 · 2012-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-038A
- Epoch
- 2012-07-21 04:36:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10805311 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0090514
- Inclination
- 51.6573°
- Ascending node
- 314.2721°
- Arg. of perigee
- 314.774°
- Mean anomaly
- 44.5873°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 6 payloads
- Kounotori 3 gouki · NORAD 38706
- Raiko · NORAD 38852 · re-entered August 6, 2013
- Niwaka eisei · NORAD 38853 · re-entered July 4, 2013
- TechEdSat-1 · NORAD 38854 · re-entered May 5, 2013
- F-1 · NORAD 38855 · re-entered May 9, 2013
- WE WISH · NORAD 38856 · re-entered March 11, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Uncrewed cargo resupply mission to International Space Station.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
3rd launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, 1st this year · 55th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
18 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
545 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) launch?
Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) launched on July 21, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kounotori 3 (HTV-3)?
Coverage: HII-B rocket launches Japan's HTV-3 Konouturi cargo ship to ISS (Full launch). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Kounotori 3 (HTV-3)?
H-IIB 304, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIB 304 spec sheet
Where did Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) reach?
Kounotori 3 gouki, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 312 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station