News Archive / Tagged: HTV-6
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Japan’s Kounotori 6 re-enters Earth’s atmosphere
Derek RichardsonFebruary 6th, 2017Japan’s sixth Kounotori spacecraft, also called the H-II Transfer Vehicle or HTV, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Feb. 5, 2017, after spending nearly two months in space to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) and test new technologies.
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Japanese tether experiment hits snag
Derek RichardsonJanuary 31st, 2017An electrodynamic tether experiment being conducted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has apparently run into some problems, according to The Japan Times.
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Japan’s Kounotori 6 leaves ISS, readies tether experiment
Derek RichardsonJanuary 27th, 2017After six weeks attached to the International Space Station (ISS), Japan’s Kounotori 6 spacecraft was unberthed and commanded to leave the vicinity of the outpost. It will now spend a week conducting a few stand-alone experiments for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Japanese Kounotori 6 arrives at International Space Station
Derek RichardsonDecember 13th, 2016Japan’s sixth “white stork” arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver supplies, experiments, and Christmas gifts for the crew. The Kounotori 6 cargo ship, also called HTV-6, was captured by the outpost's robotic Canadarm2 at 5:37 a.m. EST (10:37 GMT) Dec. 13, 2016.
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Japan’s ‘White Stork’ HTV launches with crucial supplies for ISS
Tomasz NowakowskiDecember 9th, 2016Japan’s sixth H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), also known as “Kounotori” (“White Stork” in Japanese), has successfully launched atop an H-IIB booster carrying essential cargo for the International Space Station (ISS). The rocket lifted off on Friday, Dec. 9, at 10:26 p.m. Japan Standard Time (13:26 GMT / 8:26 a.m. EST) from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center.
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Japanese Kounotori 6 set for launch to ISS
Derek RichardsonDecember 8th, 2016After discovering a leaking pipe during an early August pressurization test, prompting a delay, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is ready to send its Kounotori 6 (HTV-6) skyward toward the International Space Station.