[JAXA:0489] Launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI6" (HTV6) aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No.6

October 7, 2016 (JST)

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

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA postponed the launch of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 6 with "KOUNOTORI6" (HTV6, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station) on board which was previously scheduled for October 1 (Sat.), 2016 (Japan Standard Time).The updated launch schedule is as follows:

Scheduled date of the launch: December 9 (Friday), 2016 (Japan Standard Time, JST)
Launch time: around 10:26 p.m. (JST) *1
Launch windows: Dec 10 (Sat.) through Dec 31 (Sat.), 2016 *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.


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http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2016/10/20161007_h2bf6.html


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

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