Kounotori 9

Cargo resupply spacecraft for the International Space Station. Kounotori 9 was launched on May 20, 2020 aboard a H-IIB from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (May 25, 2020).

COSPAR 2020-030ANORAD 45607Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kounotori 9 gouki
Common name: Kounotori 9
Payload designation: HTV 9
International designator: 2020-030A
NORAD catalog number: 45607
GCAT identifier: S45607
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1011

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: May 20, 2020 · 17:31 UTC
Launch record: 2020-030Success
Rocket: H-IIB
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 284 km
Apogee: 302 km
Inclination: 51.67°
Status: Grappled by another object
Status date: May 25, 2020
Last known active: Aug 20, 2020
End of operations: Aug 20, 2020

Size

Mass: 6,225 kg
Dry mass: 6,225 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 16.1 t
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 Q22084842 (CC0).