[JAXA:0485] Launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI6" (HTV6) aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 6

July 26, 2016 (JST)

Launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI6" (HTV6) aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 6

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) decided to launch the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 6 (H-IIB F6) with the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI6" (HTV6, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station) onboard in the following schedule.

Scheduled date of launch:October 1 (Saturday), 2016 (Japan Standard Time, JST)
Launch time:around 2:16 a.m. (JST) *1
Launch windows:Oct. 2 (Sun.) through Nov. 30 (Wed.), 2016 (JST) *2
Launch Site:Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center

*1 Time will be determined by the updated orbit of the International Space Station (ISS).
*2 The launch day and time during the launch windows shall be decided by the international coordination for ISS operations.


URL:
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2016/07/20160726_h2bf6.html


Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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