Tag: HTV
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JAXA’s HTV-X1 launched to ISS aboard H3 Rocket
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its advanced HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at Tanegashima Space Center on Sunday. The launch had been delayed for days due to poor weather at the picturesque launch site. The mission utilized JAXA’s H3-24L rocket, an expendable launch system…
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Garbage pallet jettisoned from space station will stay in orbit two-to-four years
A pallet loaded with disused batteries was jettisoned from the International Space Station’s robotic arm Thursday. Credit: NASA NASA ground controllers sent commands to the International Space Station on Thursday for release of a 2.9-ton cargo pallet loaded with old batteries, the most massive object ever jettisoned from the orbiting outpost. The garbage carrier is…
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Last in current line of Japan’s HTV cargo ships departs space station
Japan’s ninth HTV supply ship backs away from the International Space Station Tuesday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now The last of Japan’s first series of HTV supply ships departed the International Space Station on Tuesday with several tons of trash, old batteries, and unneeded equipment, heading for a destructive re-entry before the debut of an upgraded…
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Final JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle bids farewell to ISS
Nearly 11 years after the launch of the first Japanese Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) HTV-9 spacecraft departed the orbiting outpost on Tuesday afternoon. The golden cargo resupply vessel will now spend its remaining days free-flying in low Earth orbit before performing a final…
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Final JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle bids farewell to ISS
Nearly 11 years after the launch of the first Japanese Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) HTV-9 spacecraft departed the orbiting outpost on Tuesday afternoon. The golden cargo resupply vessel will now spend its remaining days free-flying in low Earth orbit before performing a final…
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HTV-9 arrives at ISS on final mission
Following the H-IIB rocket’s final flight Thursday, launching the ninth and last H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) spacecraft, HTV-9 has arrived at the International Space Station. Liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Centre saw HTV-9 launched into orbit before arriving at the orbital outpost on Monday morning. The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) was developed by the Japan…
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HTV supply ship successfully berthed at space station
Japan’s ninth HTV cargo craft is seen berthed to the International Space Station’s Harmony module after arriving Monday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now The last of Japan’s current series of HTV cargo freighters arrived at the International Space Station Monday with a fresh set of lithium-ion batteries, ready for installation on the research lab’s solar power…
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Final H-2B rocket launch sends Japanese supply ship toward space station
A 186-foot-tall (56.6-meter) H-2B rocket fires into the sky from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. Credit: JAXA The ninth and final flight of Japan’s H-2B rocket — the country’s most powerful launcher — drove an automated cargo freighter into orbit Wednesday on a five-day pursuit of the International Space Station. The 186-foot-tall (56.6-meter) launcher lifted off…
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Live coverage: HTV cargo freighter arrives at space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket with Japan’s ninth H-2 Transfer Vehicle on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”NASA TV”] [tabby title=”JAXA Webcast”] [tabbyending]
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Japan’s HTV ready for launch with last set of new space station solar batteries
The second stage of an H-2B rocket is prepared for launch with Japan’s ninth HTV space station supply ship. Credit: MHI A Japanese HTV cargo freighter is ready for launch Wednesday with the last set of six lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the International Space Station’s solar power truss. Japan’s ninth automated H-2 Transfer Vehicle, or…