Kounotori 8
Appearance
Mission type | ISS resupply |
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Operator | JAXA |
COSPAR ID | 2019-062A |
SATCAT no. | 44546 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Kounotori 8 |
Spacecraft type | HTV |
Manufacturer | MHI |
Launch mass | 16,500 kg (36,400 lb) |
Payload mass | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) |
Dimensions | 9.8 m (32 ft) long x 4.4 m (14 ft) diameter |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | Planned: February 2019 |
Rocket | H-IIB |
Launch site | LA-Y, Tanegashima |
Contractor | MHI |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Berthing at ISS | |
Berthing port | Harmony nadir or Unity nadir |
RMS capture | Planned: February 2019 |
Berthing date | Planned: February 2019 |
HTV ISS Resupply |
Kounotori 8 (こうのとり8号機), also known as HTV-8 will be the 8th flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned cargo spacecraft set to launch on February 2019 to resupply the International Space Station.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ NASA Office of Inspector General (June 28, 2016). NASA's Response to SpaceX's June 2015 Launch Failure: Impacts on Commercial Resupply of the International Space Station (PDF) (Report). NASA Office of Inspector General. p. 13. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-07-11). "HTV". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ^ "International Space Station Flight Schedule". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.