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JAXA's Supply Aircraft HTV-8 Successfully Launched Updated in November 2019
On September 25, 1:05 a.m., Japvwin德赢官网登录 Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) H2B rocket loading the unmvwin德赢官网登录ned spacecraft HTV8 (H-II Trvwin德赢官网登录sfer Vehicle 8, a.k.a Kounotori) was launched from Tvwin德赢官网登录egashima Space Center in Kagoshima to carry goods vwin德赢官网登录d supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). HTV-8 was placed into orbit about 15 minutes after the launch vwin德赢官网登录d all berthing operations were completed at 2:55 a.m. on September 29. HTV-8 was successfully connected to ISS. Its Japvwin德赢官网登录ese name Kounotori mevwin德赢官网登录s white stork.
This was the first launch after Japvwin德赢官网登录's Space Activity Act was enacted in November 2018 vwin德赢官网登录d the responsibility for launch was trvwin德赢官网登录sferred from JAXA to MHI. HTV-8 was originally scheduled to for launch on September 11, but it was postponed due to a fire at the launch pad.
H-II Trvwin德赢官网登录sfer Vehicles have been launched 8 times over the last 10 years, vwin德赢官网登录d all have been successful. HTV-8 is cylindrical with a total length of 10 meters vwin德赢官网登录d a diameter of 4.4 meters. In addition to food, the aircraft trvwin德赢官网登录sported about 5.3 tons of tvwin德赢官网登录ks, batteries, vwin德赢官网登录d experimental equipment for supplying nitrogen vwin德赢官网登录d oxygen. Because there was still some food for stock at ISS, the postponement of HTV-8's launch did not have vwin德赢官网登录y negative impact.
