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H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI (HTV)
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Live Coverage of KOUNOTORI Launch Begins (August 19, 2015)
Live coverage of KOUNOTORI5 launch operations has begun (Japanese language only).
H-IIB/KOUNOTORI5 Launch Preparation Update (August 19, 2015)
At the Launch Pad 2 in the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC), the H-IIB launch vehicle's final preparation continues toward the scheduled launch time of 8:50 ｐ.m., August 19. Launch countdown is scheduled to begin at 7:50 p.m., from one hour before launch.
KOUNOTORI5 has arrived at the launch pad (August 19, 2015)
KOUNOTORI5 has arrived at the launch pad.
Launch Date and Time of H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI5" (HTV5) (August 17, 2015)
After a weather judgement meeting today, we decided to conduct the launch at 8:50:49 p.m. on August 19 (Wed.), 2015 (JST).
Launch Postponement of H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 5 with H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI5" (HTV5) Onboard (August 17, 2015)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) decided to postpone the launch of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 5 with the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI5" (HTV5) onboard from the Tanegashima Space Center, which was scheduled for August 17 (Mon.), 2015
Details of the HTV5 mission are updated (August 14, 2015)
Payload, features, and the schedule of the HTV5 mission are updated.
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