HTV spacecraft

E91825

spacecraft class uncrewed cargo spacecraft

The HTV spacecraft, also known as Kounotori, is a Japanese uncrewed cargo vehicle designed to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle)	1
HTV (Kounotori)	1
HTV-1	1
HTV-9	1
HTV-X cargo spacecraft	1
HTV-X spacecraft	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	spacecraft class ⓘ uncrewed cargo spacecraft ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	H-II Transfer Vehicle ⓘ Kounotori ⓘ
attitudeControl	reaction control system thrusters ⓘ
berthingPort	Harmony module nadir port ⓘ
cargoType	experiments and equipment ⓘ food and crew supplies ⓘ pressurized cargo ⓘ propellant ⓘ unpressurized cargo ⓘ water ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
crew	uncrewed ⓘ
designFeature	large pressurized logistics carrier ⓘ unpressurized pallet for external payloads ⓘ
developer	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
disposalMethod	destructive reentry ⓘ
dockingMethod	berthing via Canadarm2 ⓘ
firstFlight	2009 ⓘ
firstMission	HTV spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: HTV-1
guidanceSystem	GPS-based navigation ⓘ star trackers ⓘ
launchCountry	Japan ⓘ
launchSite	Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle	H-IIB launch vehicle ⓘ surface form: H-IIB rocket
manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
missionDurationType	short-term ISS logistics missions ⓘ
missionEnvironment	microgravity ⓘ
missionType	cargo resupply ⓘ
namedAfter	Kounotori (Japanese for white stork) ⓘ
operator	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
orbitType	low Earth orbit ⓘ
powerSource	solar arrays ⓘ
primaryMission	resupply of the International Space Station ⓘ
program	Japanese ISS resupply program ⓘ
programContext	International Space Station logistics support ⓘ
propulsionType	chemical propulsion ⓘ
reentryType	controlled destructive reentry over the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
rendezvousProfile	proximity operations then capture by robotic arm ⓘ
retirementYear	2020 ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
successor	HTV spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: HTV-X spacecraft
target	International Space Station program ⓘ surface form: International Space Station
typicalMissionDuration	about one to two months docked to ISS ⓘ
usedBy	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ surface form: JAXA NASA ⓘ international ISS partners ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HTV spacecraft → firstMission → HTV spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: HTV-1

H-IIB launch vehicle → lastFlightMission → HTV spacecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: HTV-9

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency → operatorOf → HTV spacecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency → operatorOf → HTV spacecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: HTV-X cargo spacecraft

Canadarm2 → spacecraftCaptured → HTV spacecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: HTV (Kounotori)

HTV spacecraft → successor → HTV spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: HTV-X spacecraft

International Space Station program → usesSpacecraft → HTV spacecraft ⓘ