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HTV 1 Gijutso jissho-ki

H-IIB launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on September 10, 2009, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 10, 2009 · 17:01 UTCLaunch 2009-048Launch no. 5,003 in the log
RocketH-IIB
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyJAXAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 10, 2009, 17:01
Launch designation
2009-048
Mission
HTV 1 Gijutso jissho-ki
Flight name
HTV-1
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIB-TF1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
353 km
Payload mass to orbit
21.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
HTV 12009-048ANORAD 35817Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHuman spaceflight16.5 tGrappled by another object · Sep 17, 2009

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.