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H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI (HTV)
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KOUNOTORI6 has arrived at the launch pad（December 9, 2016）
The encapsulated KOUNOTORI6 was transferred from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to the Launch Pad 2 (LP2) in the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC).
ISS batteries loaded into KOUNOTORI6（July 26, 2016）
From June 1-2, the operations for loading the ISS battery Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs) into the H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI6 and filling the water bags were unveiled to the press at the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC).
Result of the high-altitude drop test of a simulated small return capsule to establish return technology（November 10, 2015）
JAXA is developing a small return capsule that can be carried aboard the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) KOUNOTORI.
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).
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