May 20, 2020 at 5:31 PM UTC
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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May 20, 2020 at 5:31 PM UTC
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Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · 30.4009, 130.9756
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.
Mission media
HTV-9 launch
Full video recordH2B · 304
Height
56.6 m
Diameter
5.2 m
LEO capacity
16,500 kg
Successful launches
9
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
The Tanegashima Space Center is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan. It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, an island located south of Kyushu, an island and region and Japan. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA. The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching, and tracking satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests.
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Same launch vehicle
September 24, 2019 at 4:05 PM UTC
September 22, 2018 at 5:52 PM UTC
December 9, 2016 at 1:26 PM UTC
August 19, 2015 at 11:50 AM UTC
August 3, 2013 at 7:48 PM UTC