Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIB 304Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kounotori 5 (HTV-5)
Launched
August 19, 2015
Image: JAXA
Summary
Kounotori 5 (HTV-5) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIB 304 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on August 19, 2015. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 26th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,483rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th H-IIB 304 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kounotori 5 gouki, one of 17 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 308 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Kounotori 5 (HTV-5). 17 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th H-IIB 304 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 26th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,483rd orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Kounotori 5 (HTV-5)
Kounotori 5, also known as HTV-5, is the fifth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched to resupply the International Space Station. It was launched on August 19, 2015.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 41 days
- Docked August 24, 2015 at Harmony nadir
The Kounotori spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kounotori 5 gouki · NORAD 40873 · 2015-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 17 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-038A
- Epoch
- 2015-08-19 14:41:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11357152 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0087205
- Inclination
- 51.6871°
- Ascending node
- 128.5529°
- Arg. of perigee
- 312.1291°
- Mean anomaly
- 130.22°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
17 catalogued: 17 payloads
- Kounotori 5 gouki · NORAD 40873
- SERPENS · NORAD 40897 · re-entered March 27, 2016
- S-CUBE · NORAD 40898 · re-entered November 23, 2016
- AAUSAT-5 · NORAD 40948 · re-entered March 15, 2016
- GOMX-3 · NORAD 40949 · re-entered October 18, 2016
- Flock 2b-1 · NORAD 40950 · re-entered September 21, 2016
- Flock 2b-2 · NORAD 40951 · re-entered October 2, 2016
- Flock 2b-3 · NORAD 40952 · re-entered October 14, 2016
- Flock 2b-4 · NORAD 40953 · re-entered October 17, 2016
- Flock 2b-5 · NORAD 40954 · re-entered September 25, 2016
- Flock 2b-6 · NORAD 40955 · re-entered August 22, 2016
- Flock 2b-7 · NORAD 40956 · re-entered September 21, 2016
Show 5 more payloads
- Flock 2b-8 · NORAD 40957 · re-entered May 22, 2016
- Flock 2b-10 · NORAD 40962 · re-entered October 12, 2016
- Flock 2b-9 · NORAD 40963 · re-entered October 16, 2016
- Flock 2b-13 · NORAD 40979 · re-entered October 11, 2016
- Flock 2b-14 · NORAD 40980 · re-entered September 12, 2016
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
5th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, 1st this year · 64th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
18 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kounotori 5 (HTV-5) launch?
Kounotori 5 (HTV-5) launched on August 19, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kounotori 5 (HTV-5)?
Coverage: 「こうのとり」5号機/H-IIB ロケット5号機打ち上げライブ中継 （ KOUNOTORI5 / H-IIB F5 launch live broadcast. ）＝録画＝. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Kounotori 5 (HTV-5)?
H-IIB 304, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIB 304 spec sheet
Where did Kounotori 5 (HTV-5) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kounotori 5 (HTV-5) reach?
Kounotori 5 gouki, one of 17 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 308 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did Kounotori 5 (HTV-5) launch?
17 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Kounotori 5 (HTV-5) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station