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The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), developed and built in Japan, is an unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft that will deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).
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HTV-1 reentered the atmosphere / HTV-1 mission completed （November 2, 2009）
Following the third de-orbit maneuver, the HTV-1 has reentered the atmosphere at around 6:26 a.m. November 2, from 120 km above New Zealand, and it concluded the HTV-1 Mission, the maiden flight of Japan's unmanned cargo transfer vehicle to the ISS.
HTV-1 performed the third and final de-orbit maneuver （November 2, 2009）
The HTV-1 began the final de-orbit maneuver at 5:53 a.m. November 2, while the spacecraft was passing over the Central Asia. The maneuver was completed at 6:01 a.m.
HTV-1 go for final de-orbit maneuver / reentry （November 2, 2009）
Following the second de-orbit maneuver, the HTV-1 was inserted into an elliptic orbit with an altitude of 143 km perigee and 335 km apogee.
*All times are Japan Standard Time (JST)
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The HTV "Technical Demonstration Vehicle" (initial flight vehicle) is scheduled for launch during Japanese FY2009. Thereafter, one or two HTVs per year are planned for launch.
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