Kounotori 2
Kounotori 2 (こうのとり2号機, "white stork"), also known as HTV-2, was launched in January 2011 and was the second flight of the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched by the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 2 (H-IIB F2) manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and JAXA. After the supplies were unloaded, Kounotori 2 was loaded with waste material from ISS, including used experiment equipment and used clothes. Kounotori 2 was then unberthed and separated from the ISS and burned up upon reentering the atmosphere on 30 March 2011.
Kounotori 2 approaches the ISS on 27 January 2011. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-003A |
| SATCAT no. | 37351 |
| Mission duration | 67 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Kounotori-2 |
| Spacecraft type | H-II Transfer Vehicle |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Launch mass | 16300 kg |
| Dry mass | 10500 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 January 2011 05:37:57 UTC |
| Rocket | H-IIB No. 2 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima, Yoshinobu 2 |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 30 March 2011, 03:09 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony |
| RMS capture | 27 January 2011 |
| Berthing date | 27 January 2011, 14:51 UTC |
| Unberthing date | 28 March 2011, 13:43 UTC |
| RMS release | 28 March 2011, 15:46 UTC |
| Time berthed | 60 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 5300 kg |
| Pressurised | 4000 kg |
| Unpressurised | 1300 kg |
| Water | 280 kg |
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