 Kounotori 2 approaches the ISS on 27 January 2011. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-003A |
| SATCAT no. | 37351 |
| Mission duration | 67 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Kounotori-2 |
| Spacecraft type | H-II Transfer Vehicle |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Launch mass | 16300 kg[1] |
| Dry mass | 10500 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 January 2011 05:37:57 UTC[2][3] |
| Rocket | H-IIB No. 2 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima, Yoshinobu 2 |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 30 March 2011, 03:09 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony |
| RMS capture | 27 January 2011 |
| Berthing date | 27 January 2011, 14:51 UTC[5] |
| Unberthing date | 28 March 2011, 13:43 UTC |
| RMS release | 28 March 2011, 15:46 UTC[6] |
| Time berthed | 60 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 5300 kg |
| Pressurised | 4000 kg |
| Unpressurised | 1300 kg |
| Water | 280 kg |
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Kounotori 2 (こうのとり2号機, "white stork"[7]), also known as HTV-2, was launched in January 2011 and was the second flight of the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).[8] It was launched by the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 2 (H-IIB F2) manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and JAXA.[9] After the supplies were unloaded, Kounotori 2 was loaded with waste material from ISS, including used experiment equipment and used clothes. Kounotori 2 was then unberthed and separated from the ISS and burned up upon reentering the atmosphere on 30 March 2011.
- ^ "NASA - Resupply from Four Corners of Globe".
- ^ JAXA, MHI (22 January 2011). "Launch Result of H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 2 with KOUNOTORI2 (HTV2) Onboard". Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ JAXA (20 January 2011). "HTV2 (KOUNOTORI 2) Mission Press Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Bauduin, Pierre (18 January 2012). "Cargo spacecraft "HTV-2" (Kounotori 2)". Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ JAXA (11 November 2010). ""KOUNOTORI" Chosen as Nickname of the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)". JAXA. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ Pete Harding (20 October 2010). "ISS Prepares for Busy Upcoming Year of Logistics Operations". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ JAXA. "H-IIB Launch Vehicle" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2010.