Thursday, October 11, 2018

JAXA Kounotori 7 launch



JAXA’s H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 7 (H-IIB F7) launched the H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI7” (HTV-7) from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex, at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on 22 September 2018, at 17:52 UTC (23 September 2018, at 02:52:27 Japan Standard Time - JST). The unpiloted cargo spacecraft Kounotori 7 is loaded with more than five tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiments. HTV-7 will arrive at the International Space Station on 27 September 2018. Credit: JAXA/NASA #H2BF7 #HTV7