 A view of the docked Kounotori 5 spacecraft from the Cupola, with Aurora Australis in the background. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-038A |
| SATCAT no. | 40873 |
| Mission duration | 41 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Launch mass | 16557 kg[citation needed] |
| Dry mass | 10500 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 August 2015, 11:50:49 UTC |
| Rocket | H-IIB No. 5 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima, Yoshinobu-2 |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 29 September 2015, 20:33 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony |
| RMS capture | 24 August 2015, 10:28 UTC |
| Berthing date | 24 August 2015, 17:28 UTC |
| Unberthing date | 28 September 2015, 11:12 UTC |
| RMS release | 28 September 2015, 16:53 UTC |
| Time berthed | 34 days, 23 hours, 25 minutes |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 6057 kg |
| Pressurised | 4557 kg[citation needed] |
| Unpressurised | 1500 kg[citation needed] |
Kounotori 5, also known as HTV-5, was the fifth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched to resupply the International Space Station. It was launched on 19 August 2015.
- ^ "HTV-5 Satellite details 2015-038A NORAD 40873". N2YO. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.