Kounotori 2

Kounotori 2
Kounotori 2 approaches the ISS on 27 January 2011.
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorJAXA
COSPAR ID2011-003A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.37351
Mission duration67 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftKounotori-2
Spacecraft typeH-II Transfer Vehicle
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch mass16300 kg[1]
Dry mass10500 kg
Start of mission
Launch date22 January 2011
05:37:57 UTC[2][3]
RocketH-IIB No. 2
Launch siteTanegashima, Yoshinobu 2
ContractorMitsubishi Heavy Industries
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date30 March 2011, 03:09 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[4]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony
RMS capture27 January 2011
Berthing date27 January 2011, 14:51 UTC[5]
Unberthing date28 March 2011, 13:43 UTC
RMS release28 March 2011, 15:46 UTC[6]
Time berthed60 days
Cargo
Mass5300 kg
Pressurised4000 kg
Unpressurised1300 kg
Water280 kg

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.

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  4. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  5. ^ JAXA (20 January 2011). "HTV2 (KOUNOTORI 2) Mission Press Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  6. ^ Bauduin, Pierre (18 January 2012). "Cargo spacecraft "HTV-2" (Kounotori 2)". Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  7. ^ JAXA (11 November 2010). ""KOUNOTORI" Chosen as Nickname of the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)". JAXA. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  8. ^ Pete Harding (20 October 2010). "ISS Prepares for Busy Upcoming Year of Logistics Operations". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  9. ^ JAXA. "H-IIB Launch Vehicle" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2010.