HTV-X
New Space-Station Resupply Vehicle (新型宇宙ステーション補給機, Shingata Uchū Sutēshon Hokyūki), tentatively called HTV-X, is an uncrewed expendable cargo spacecraft under development by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as the successor of H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV). As of December 2023, the first flight is planned to be launched in early 2025 to resupply the International Space Station.
| Country of origin | Japan |
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| Operator | JAXA |
| Applications | Automated cargo spacecraft to resupply the ISS |
| Specifications | |
| Spacecraft type | Cargo |
| Launch mass | 16 t |
| Payload capacity | Pressurised: 4.07 t, Unpressurised: 1.75 t |
| Volume | Pressurised: 78 m3 (2,800 cu ft) |
| Power | 3 kW |
| Design life | 6 months (berthed to ISS) / 1.5 years (after departure from ISS) |
| Production | |
| Status | In development |
| Maiden launch | 2025 (planned) |
| Related spacecraft | |
| Derived from | H-II Transfer Vehicle |
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