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HTV 6

H-IIB launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on December 9, 2016, carrying 16 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 9, 2016 · 13:26 UTCLaunch 2016-076Launch no. 5,605 in the log
RocketH-IIB
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 9, 2016, 13:26
Launch designation
2016-076
Mission
HTV 6
Flight name
HTV-6
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIB-F6

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
411 km
Payload mass to orbit
20.0 t
Payloads
16
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kounotori 6 gouki2016-076ANORAD 41881Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHuman spaceflight6,225 kgGrappled by another object · Dec 13, 2016
Hagoromo1998-067KRNORAD 41895Shizuoka UniversityTechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 2, 2018
FREEDOM1998-067KSNORAD 41930Tohoku UniversityTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 5, 2017
TANCREDO-11998-067KTNORAD 41931Escola Municipal Presidente Tancredo de Almeida NevesTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 18, 2017
Tsukuba-OSCAR-891998-067KUNORAD 41932Tsukuba UniversityTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 3, 2019
Waseda-SAT 31998-067KVNORAD 41933Waseda Daigaku (Sodai)Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 6, 2018
EGG1998-067KWNORAD 41934Tokyo UniversityTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 15, 2017
AOBA-VeloxIII1998-067KXNORAD 41935Kyushu Instiute of TechnologyTechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 1, 2018
TuPOD1998-067KYNORAD 41936Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems, GAUSS SrITechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 8, 2017
OSNSAT1998-067KZNORAD 41939Open Space NetworkCommunications1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 11, 2018
Lemur-2-Redfern-Goes1998-067LANORAD 42059SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 5, 2018
TechEdSat-51998-067LBNORAD 42066NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett FieldTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 29, 2017
Lemur-2-Trutna1998-067LCNORAD 42067SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 15, 2018
Lemur-2-Austintacious1998-067LDNORAD 42068SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 4, 2018
Lemur-2-TrutnaHD1998-067LENORAD 42069SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 13, 2018
STARS-C Koki1998-067KRShizuoka University———

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