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H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 6 (HTV-6)
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLaunch Successful

Kounotori 6 (HTV-6)

H-IIB 304

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This page records H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 6 (HTV-6) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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LAUNCH SITETanegashima Space Center, Japan

Mission

This is the sixth flight of an uncrewed cargo spacecraft to International Space Station. It will bring the replacement for the batteries used on the Station to store electricity generated by solar panels, as well as 600 liters of potable water.

Launch vehicle
H-IIB 304
Mission type
Resupply
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Spacecraft
Kounotori 6
Destination
International Space Station
Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Programs
International Space Station

The vehicle

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H-IIB 304
JAXA
Launch vehicle

H-IIB 304

H-IIB (H2B) is an expendable launch system used to launch H-II Transfer Vehicles (HTV, or Kounotori) towards the International Space Station. H-IIB rockets are liquid-fuelled with solid-fuel strap-on boosters and are launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and JAXA have been primarily responsible for design, manufacture, and operation of H-IIB.

Height
56.6 m
Diameter
5.2 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
9
First flight
2009-09-10

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Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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