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Kounotori 8 (HTV-8)

Sep 24, 2019, 4:05 PM UTC · Launch Successful

Mission stages

3 linked records

Sep 24, 2019, 4:05 PM UTC
Kounotori 8 (HTV-8)
Launch Successful
Published target: Sep 28, 2019, 11:00 AM UTC
HTV-8 “Kounotori” Rendezvous and Capture
Event record
Published target: Nov 1, 2019, 5:20 PM UTC
HTV-8 “Kounotori” Release
Event record

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Previous recorded flight of the same rocket configuration: Kounotori 7 (HTV-7), Sep 22, 2018, 5:52 PM UTC.

Published flight records. A dash means the source has not supplied a value.
Field	Previous flight	This flight
Mission	Kounotori 7 (HTV-7)	Kounotori 8 (HTV-8)Different
Purpose	Resupply	Resupply
Orbit	Low Earth Orbit	Low Earth Orbit
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Vehicle	H-IIB 304	H-IIB 304
Spacecraft	HTV-7	HTV-8Different
Booster	—	—

spacecraft

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