Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIB 304Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)
Launched
May 20, 2020
Image: JAXA
Summary
Kounotori 9 (HTV-9) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIB 304 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on May 20, 2020. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 42nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,955th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th H-IIB 304 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kounotori 9 gouki, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 308 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Kounotori 9 (HTV-9). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- HTV-9 launchSciNews
- 【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
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th H-IIB 304 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 42nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,955th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)
Kounotori 9 is the ninth HTV spacecraft. It is scheduled to launch in May 2020 on a resupply mission to the ISS.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 91 days
- Docked May 25, 2020 at Harmony nadir
The Kounotori spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kounotori 9 gouki · NORAD 45607 · 2020-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-030A
- Epoch
- 2020-05-20 20:21:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11031185 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0086503
- Inclination
- 51.6708°
- Ascending node
- 124.9195°
- Arg. of perigee
- 313.6373°
- Mean anomaly
- 129.1477°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component
- Kounotori 9 gouki · NORAD 45607
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
9th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, 1st this year · 81st from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
18 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
239 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kounotori 9 (HTV-9) launch?
Kounotori 9 (HTV-9) launched on May 20, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)?
Coverage: HTV-9 launch; 【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. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)?
H-IIB 304, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIB 304 spec sheet
Where did Kounotori 9 (HTV-9) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kounotori 9 (HTV-9) reach?
Kounotori 9 gouki, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 308 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Kounotori 9 (HTV-9) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station