H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI (HTV)

KOUNOTORI2 Initiates Communications with Tsukuba (HTV MCR)

The KOUNOTORI2 has successfully established communications with the NASA's TDRS, and initiated communications with the HTV Mission Control Room (HTV MCR) at the Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC). The KOUNOTORI2 also established two-axis attitude.

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