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KOUNOTORI2 Relocation Completed

Last Updated: February 19, 2011

Electrical cables between the KOUNOTORI2 and Harmony were connected. The ISS crew members and the ground team concluded the KOUNOTORI2's relocation operations at 4:26 a.m. on February 19.

Configuration of the ISS is now suitable for arrival of the space shuttle Discovery (STS-133 Mission) as the KOUNOTORI2temporarily moved out of the Harmony's earth-facing port.

KOUNOTORI2 relocation (Credit: JAXA/NASA)

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