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HTV 5

H-IIB launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on August 19, 2015, carrying 19 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 19, 2015 · 11:50 UTCLaunch 2015-038Launch no. 5,480 in the log
RocketH-IIB
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 19, 2015, 11:50
Launch designation
2015-038
Mission
HTV 5
Flight name
HTV-5
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIB-F5

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
415 km
Payload mass to orbit
21.5 t
Payloads
19
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kounotori 5 gouki2015-038ANORAD 40873Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHuman spaceflight6,225 kgGrappled by another object · Aug 24, 2015
SERPENS1998-067GXNORAD 40897Brazilian Space AgencyTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 27, 2016
S-CUBE1998-067GYNORAD 40898Chiba Institute of TechnologyAstronomy4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 23, 2016
AAUSAT-51998-067GZNORAD 40948Aalborg UniversityCommunications1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 15, 2016
GOMX-31998-067HANORAD 40949GomSpaceCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 18, 2016
Flock 2b-11998-067HBNORAD 40950Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 21, 2016
Flock 2b-21998-067HCNORAD 40951Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 2, 2016
Flock 2b-31998-067HDNORAD 40952Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 14, 2016
Flock 2b-41998-067HENORAD 40953Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 17, 2016
Flock 2b-51998-067HFNORAD 40954Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 25, 2016
Flock 2b-61998-067HGNORAD 40955Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 22, 2016
Flock 2b-71998-067HHNORAD 40956Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 21, 2016
Flock 2b-81998-067HJNORAD 40957Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 22, 2016
Flock 2b-101998-067HKNORAD 40962Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 12, 2016
Flock 2b-91998-067HLNORAD 40963Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 16, 2016
Flock 2b-131998-067HMNORAD 40979Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 11, 2016
Flock 2b-141998-067HNNORAD 40980Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 12, 2016
Flock 2b-111998-067Planet Labs, Inc———
Flock 2b-121998-067Planet Labs, Inc———

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