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HTV 7

H-IIB launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on September 22, 2018, carrying 7 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 22, 2018 · 17:52 UTCLaunch 2018-073Launch no. 5,775 in the log
RocketH-IIB
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 22, 2018, 17:52
Launch designation
2018-073
Mission
HTV 7
Flight name
HTV-7
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIB-F7

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
408 km
Payload mass to orbit
19.8 t
Payloads
7
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kounotori 7 gouki2018-073ANORAD 43630Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHuman spaceflight6,225 kgGrappled by another object · Sep 27, 2018
SPATIUM-I1998-067PNNORAD 43638Kyushu Instiute of TechnologyTechnology3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 23, 2021
RSP-001998-067PPNORAD 43639RymanSat ProjectTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 14, 2021
Tenryu1998-067PQNORAD 43640Shizuoka UniversityTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 26, 2021
HSRC2018-073Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency———
STARS-Me HT1998-067Shizuoka University———
STARS-Me Climber1998-067Shizuoka 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.