H-IIB 304
SuccessKounotori 9 (HTV-9) · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 17:31 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 17:31 UTC – Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 17:31 UTC
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Rocket
Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)
Type
Resupply
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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