Kounotori 8

Kounotori 8
	H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-8) being grappled by the Canadarm2 on 1 November 2019.
Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	JAXA
COSPAR ID	2019-062A
SATCAT no.	44546
Mission duration	40 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Kounotori 8
Spacecraft type	HTV
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch mass	15800 kg [failed verification]
Dry mass	10500 kg
Payload mass	5300 kg
Dimensions	9.8 metre of long,; 4.4 metre of diameter
Start of mission
Launch date	24 September 2019,; 16:05:05 UTC
Rocket	H-IIB No. 8
Launch site	Tanegashima, Yoshinobu-2
Contractor	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Decay date	3 November 2019
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	51.66°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing port	Harmony nadir
RMS capture	28 September 2019,; 11:12 UTC
Berthing date	28 September 2019,; 14:09 UTC
Unberthing date	1 November 2019, 13:45 UTC
RMS release	1 November 2019, 17:21 UTC
Time berthed	34 days
Cargo
Mass	5300 kg
Pressurised	3400 kg
Unpressurised	1900 kg
	HTV ISS Resupply ← Kounotori 7 Kounotori 9 →

Kounotori 8 (こうのとり8号機), also known as HTV-8 was the 8th flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, a robotic cargo spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station. It was launched on 24 September 2019, 16:05:05 UTC.^[8]

^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2019-062A - 14 May 2020 - 20 May 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Live coverage: Japanese cargo freighter set for launch to ISS
^ ISS: Expedition 60
^ Japan's Kounotori Spaceship Attached to Station Archived 19 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Kounotori 8 was unberthed of Harmony". iss.jaxa.jp. JAXA. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
^ @planet4589 (1 November 2019). "Aboard ISS, Japanese cargo ship HTV-8 was unberthed around 1230 UTC and released into orbit at 17:21 UTC. HTV-8 will carry out destructive deorbit over the South Pacific tomorrow night" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Expedition 61
^ Cite error: The named reference mhi20190925 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] ttps://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2019-062A - 14 May 2020 - 20 May 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] Live coverage: Japanese cargo freighter set for launch to ISS

[Exp60-3] ISS: Expedition 60

[4] Japan's Kounotori Spaceship Attached to Station Archived 19 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] "Kounotori 8 was unberthed of Harmony". iss.jaxa.jp. JAXA. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

[Tw-6] @planet4589 (1 November 2019). "Aboard ISS, Japanese cargo ship HTV-8 was unberthed around 1230 UTC and released into orbit at 17:21 UTC. HTV-8 will carry out destructive deorbit over the South Pacific tomorrow night" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[7] Expedition 61

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