Kounotori 2

Cargo resupply spacecraft for the International Space Station. Kounotori 2 was launched on January 22, 2011 aboard a H-IIB from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Jan 27, 2011).

COSPAR 2011-003ANORAD 37351Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kounotori 2 gouki
Common name: Kounotori 2
Payload designation: HTV 2
International designator: 2011-003A
NORAD catalog number: 37351
GCAT identifier: S37351
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/620

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: HTV
Owner: JAXA
Country: Japan
Builder: MHI Aerospace Systems, Tobishima Plant
Platform (bus): HTV

Launch

Date: January 22, 2011 · 05:37 UTC
Launch record: 2011-003Success
Rocket: H-IIB
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 308 km
Apogee: 324 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Grappled by another object
Status date: January 27, 2011
Last known active: Mar 30, 2011
End of operations: Mar 30, 2011

Size

Mass: 16.0 t
Dry mass: 8,700 kg
Length: 9.8 m
Diameter: 4.40 m
Span: 9.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3267958 (CC0).