Kounotori 6

Kounotori 6
The SSRMS (Canadarm2) grapples Kounotori 6
spacecraft, prior to berthing on 13 December 2016.
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorJAXA
COSPAR ID2016-076A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.41881
Mission duration58 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftKounotori 6
Spacecraft typeHTV
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch mass16400 kg
Dry mass10500 kg
Payload mass5900 kg
Dimensions9.8 metre of long,
4.4 metre of diameter
Start of mission
Launch date9 December 2016, 13:26:47 UTC
RocketH-IIB No. 6
Launch siteTanegashima, Yoshinobu 2
ContractorMitsubishi Heavy Industries
End of mission
Disposaldeorbited
Decay date5 February 2017, 15:06 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony
RMS capture13 December 2016, 10:37 UTC
Berthing date13 December 2016, 13:57 UTC
Unberthing date27 January 2017, 10:59 UTC
RMS release27 January 2017, 15:45 UTC
Cargo
Mass5900 kg
Pressurised4000 kg
Unpressurised1900 kg

Kounotori 6 (こうのとり6号機), also known as HTV-6, was the sixth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched to resupply the International Space Station. It was launched at 13:26:47 UTC on 9 December 2016 aboard H-IIB launch vehicle from Tanegashima Space Center.