Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIB 304Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kounotori 7 (HTV-7)
Launched
September 22, 2018
Image: JAXA
Summary
Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIB 304 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on September 22, 2018. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 38th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,779th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th H-IIB 304 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kounotori 7 gouki, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 309 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Kounotori 7 (HTV-7). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th H-IIB 304 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 38th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,779th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Kounotori 7 (HTV-7)
Kounotori 7, also known as HTV-7 is the seventh flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), an unmanned cargo spacecraft launched on 22 September 2018 to resupply the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 49 days
- Docked September 27, 2018 at Harmony nadir
The Kounotori spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kounotori 7 gouki · NORAD 43630 · 2018-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HTV-7
- Object ID
- 2018-073A
- Epoch
- 2018-09-22 22:16:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10937929 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0086605
- Inclination
- 51.6394°
- Ascending node
- 252.6927°
- Arg. of perigee
- 313.7563°
- Mean anomaly
- 145.2501°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
4 catalogued: 4 payloads
- Kounotori 7 gouki · NORAD 43630
- SPATIUM-I · NORAD 43638 · re-entered September 23, 2021
- RSP-00 · NORAD 43639 · re-entered March 14, 2021
- Tenryu · NORAD 43640 · re-entered June 26, 2021
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
7th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, 1st this year · 77th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
18 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
652 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) launch?
Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) launched on September 22, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kounotori 7 (HTV-7)?
Coverage: 「こうのとり」7号機/H-IIBロケット7号機打上げライブ中継 （ KOUNOTORI7 / H-IIB F7 launch live broadcast. ）; 【現地中継】H-IIBロケット7号機 打上げ / H-2B Rocket F7 launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Kounotori 7 (HTV-7)?
H-IIB 304, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIB 304 spec sheet
Where did Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) reach?
Kounotori 7 gouki, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 309 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station