Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 21, 2012, 02:06
- Launch designation
- 2012-038
- Mission
- HTV 3
- Flight name
- HTV-3
- Vehicle flight ID
- H-IIB-F3
- Year
- Launches in 2012
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 430 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 20.6 t
- Payloads
- 6
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kounotori 3 gouki | 2012-038ANORAD 38706 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Human spaceflight | 15.4 t | Grappled by another object · Jul 27, 2012 |
| Raiko | 1998-067CNNORAD 38852 | Wakayama University | Technology | 3 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 6, 2013 |
| Niwaka eisei | 1998-067CPNORAD 38853 | Fukuoka Institute of Technology | Technology | 1 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jul 4, 2013 |
| TechEdSat-1 | 1998-067CQNORAD 38854 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | Technology | 1 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 5, 2013 |
| F-1 | 1998-067CRNORAD 38855 | F Space Lab, Financing and Promoting Technology Corp. University | Technology | 1 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 9, 2013 |
| WE WISH | 1998-067CSNORAD 38856 | Meisei Electric Co. Ltd | Technology | 1 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Mar 11, 2013 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.