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H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI (HTV)
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The CBM between the HTV-1 and the Harmony bolted (September 18, 2009)
The CBM, which connects the HTV-1 to the Harmony, was fastened with the CBM bolts at 9:55 September 18. Later, the hatch of the Harmony side will be opened, and the vestibule outfitting will be performed by the ISS crew.
HTV-1 attached to the CBM on the Harmony (Node2) (September 18, 2009)
The HTV-1 was attached to the CBM on the nadir side of the Harmony at 7:27 a.m. September 18. The berthing operations of the HTV-1 will continue until the connection of the power and data cables is complete.
HTV-1 berthing operations began (September 18, 2009)
The HTV-1's berthing operations began at 6:41 a.m. September 18. The HTV-1 will be attached to the CBM on the nadir side of the Harmony by the SSRMS. Then, the CBM bolts will be fastened by commands sent from the ground. After opening the hatch of the Harmony side, the ISS crew will connect the power and data cables in the vestibule between the Harmony and the HTV-1.
HTV-1 captured by the station's robotic arm (September 18, 2009)
The HTV-1, which has been in a free drift state at the Berthing Point, was successfully grappled by the station's robotic arm (SSRMS) operated by the ISS Expedition 20 Flight Engineer Nicole Stott. At 4:51 a.m. September 18, the capture completed as snare cables inside the latching end effector (LEE) of the station's robotic arm have finished rigidizing.
HTV-1 arrived at 10m below the ISS (Berthing Point) (September 18, 2009)
The HTV-1 reached Berthing Point, 10m below the ISS, at 4:27 a.m. September 18. The HTV Flight Control Team (HTV FCT) confirmed that the HTV arrived at the expected capturing point and has been maintaining this distance from the ISS. Then, the ISS crew sent commands to disable the HTV thrusters via the Hardware Command Panel (HCP) deployed on the robotic workstation onboard the Destiny.
HTV-1 resumed approach from Parking Point (September 18, 2009)
The HTV-1 departed from Parking Point at 4:05 a.m. September 18 and resumed its approach. About 20 minutes later, the HTV-1 will reach 10m below the ISS, a grappling position called "Berthing Point".
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