Kounotori 8
 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-1) approaching the ISS | |||||
| Mission type | ISS resupply | ||||
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| Operator | JAXA | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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.
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