Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that we have conducted the second stage controlled re-entry test for the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No.2 by re-igniting the second stage engine for the second time as scheduled after separating its payload, the KOUNOTORI2 (HTV2, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station.)