H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 8 (HTV-8)

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Sept. 24, 2019, 4:05 p.m.

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Osaki Y LP2 Tanegashima, Japan #HTV8

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

H-IIB

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

(MHI)

Successes: 32 Failures: 0 Pending: 8

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Launch Vehicle

H-IIB

Configuration: 304
Family: H2B

H-IIB (H2B) is an expendable launch system used to launch H-II Transfer Vehicles (HTV, or Kounotori) towards the International Space Station. H-IIB rockets are liquid-fuelled with solid-fuel strap-on boosters and are launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and JAXA have been primarily responsible for design, manufacture, and operation of H-IIB.

Resupply

Uncrewed cargo resupply mission to International Space Station.

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Tanegashima, Japan

Osaki Y LP2

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_5s7nf2SMI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqGcvxZRIzI

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