Kounotori 5
| Mission type | ISS resupply | ||
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| Operator | JAXA | ||
| Spacecraft properties | |||
| Spacecraft type | HTV | ||
| Start of mission | |||
| Launch date | August 17, 2015 (planned)[1] | ||
| Rocket | H-IIB 304 | ||
| Launch site | Tanegashima Y2 | ||
| Contractor | Mitsubishi | ||
| Orbital parameters | |||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||
| Regime | Low Earth | ||
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees | ||
| Berthing at ISS | |||
| Berthing port | Harmony nadir | ||
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Kounotori 5, also known as HTV-5, will be the fifth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned cargo spacecraft launched to resupply the International Space Station.
It was planned for launch in 2014 but postponed for the delay of payload preparation.[2] As of early 2015, it is planned to be launched no earlier than August 2015.[3][1][4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ 無人輸送機「こうのとり」打ち上げ先送り 積み荷準備遅れ. Nikkei. August 5, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ↑ "International Space Station Flight Schedule". SEDS. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ 宇宙基本計画 工程表 (PDF). Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
External links
- HTV5 (Kounotori 5) Official page, JAXA
- HTV-5 Mission Updates, Spaceflight101.com
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