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HTV 8

H-IIB launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on September 24, 2019, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 24, 2019 · 16:05 UTCLaunch 2019-062Launch no. 5,884 in the log
RocketH-IIB
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 24, 2019, 16:05
Launch designation
2019-062
Mission
HTV 8
Flight name
HTV-8
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIB-F8

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
422 km
Payload mass to orbit
19.8 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kounotori 8 gouki2019-062ANORAD 44546Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHuman spaceflight6,225 kgGrappled by another object · Sep 28, 2019
RWASAT-11998-067QVNORAD 44790Ministry of Trade and Industry, Republic of RwandaTechnology3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 27, 2022
AQT-D1998-067QWNORAD 44791Tokyo UniversityTechnology3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 22, 2022
NARSScube-11998-067QXNORAD 44792Egyptian Space AgencyOptical imaging1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 20, 2021

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