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HTV 4

H-IIB launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on August 3, 2013, carrying 5 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 3, 2013 · 19:48 UTCLaunch 2013-040Launch no. 5,308 in the log
RocketH-IIB
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 3, 2013, 19:48
Launch designation
2013-040
Mission
HTV 4
Flight name
HTV-4
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIB-F4

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
425 km
Payload mass to orbit
19.5 t
Payloads
5
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kounotori 4 gouki2013-040ANORAD 39221Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHuman spaceflight15.4 tGrappled by another object · Aug 9, 2013
Ardusat-11998-067DANORAD 39412NanoSatisfiTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 15, 2014
PicoDragon1998-067DBNORAD 39413National Satellite Center, Vietnam Academy of Science and TeTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 28, 2014
Ardusat-X1998-067DCNORAD 39414NanoSatisfiTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 15, 2014
TechEdSat-3p1998-067DDNORAD 39415NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett FieldTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 16, 2014

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