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HTV 2

H-IIB launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on January 22, 2011, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 22, 2011 · 05:37 UTCLaunch 2011-003Launch no. 5,107 in the log
RocketH-IIB
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyJAXAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 22, 2011, 05:37
Launch designation
2011-003
Mission
HTV 2
Flight name
HTV-2
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIB-F2

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
357 km
Payload mass to orbit
20.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kounotori 2 gouki2011-003ANORAD 37351Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHuman spaceflight16.0 tGrappled by another object · Jan 27, 2011

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