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H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI (HTV)
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KOUNOTORI5 Mission Completed (September 30, 2015)
KOUNOTORI5 (HTV5) reentered Earth's atmosphere at 5:33 a.m., September 30 (8:33 p.m., September 29 UTC).
KOUNOTORI5 Leaves the ISS (September 29, 2015)
KOUNOTORI5 (HTV5) was unberthed from the nadir port of Harmony (node 2) by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) at 8:12 p.m., September 28 (11:12 a.m., September 28 UTC).
The hatch of KOUNOTORI5 was closed (September 28, 2015)
The KOUNOTORI5's hatch closure was confirmed at around 0:29 a.m., September 28 (3:29 p.m., September 27 UTC).
The Exposed Pallet (EP) of the HTV5 was reinstalled into KOUNOTORI's Unpressurized Logistics Carrier (ULC). (September 16, 2015)
After removed from the Kibo's Exposed Facility(EF) by the JEM Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS), the Exposed Pallet (EP) was handed over to the station's robotic arm (Space Station Remote Manipulator System: SSRMS).
CALET installation completed (August 26, 2015)
At 11:29 p.m. (2:29 p.m. UTC), August 25, the CALET on the EP was transferred by the Kibo's robotic arm (JEMRMS) and installed to the Kibo's Exposed Facility (EF).
Transfer of the Exposed Pallet (EP) was Completed. Crew entered KOUNOTORI5. (August 25, 2015)
From 11:27 a.m. (2:27 a.m. UTC), August 25, the removal of the HTV5 Exposed Pallet (EP) on the Unpressurized Logistics Carrier (ULC) was started by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS).
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