Launch Overview
Vehicle
H-IIB
Agency
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Site / Pad
TNSC / Y2
Outcome
Success
Flight
H-IIB-F9
COSPAR Designator
2020-030
Mission
Kounotori 9 (HTV-9) (Resupply)
The last H-II Transfer Vehicle "Kounotori" will be launched on an H-IIB 304 launch vehicle, carrying 6,200 kg (13,669 lbs) of supplies and science experiments to be conducted by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Kounotori 9 will be the last original HTV spacecaft : its successor scheduled to launch in February 2022 will be the first of the new HTV-X version.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
H-IIB 304
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Agency launches
42 (2 YTD)
Site launches
81 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
9 (1 YTD)