.jpg) The SSRMS (Canadarm2) grapples Kounotori 6 spacecraft, prior to berthing on 13 December 2016. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-076A |
| SATCAT no. | 41881 |
| Mission duration | 58 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Kounotori 6 |
| Spacecraft type | HTV |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Launch mass | 16400 kg |
| Dry mass | 10500 kg |
| Payload mass | 5900 kg |
| Dimensions | 9.8 metre of long, 4.4 metre of diameter |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 9 December 2016, 13:26:47 UTC |
| Rocket | H-IIB No. 6 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima, Yoshinobu 2 |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | deorbited |
| Decay date | 5 February 2017, 15:06 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony |
| RMS capture | 13 December 2016, 10:37 UTC |
| Berthing date | 13 December 2016, 13:57 UTC |
| Unberthing date | 27 January 2017, 10:59 UTC |
| RMS release | 27 January 2017, 15:45 UTC |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 5900 kg |
| Pressurised | 4000 kg |
| Unpressurised | 1900 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.