Launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI6" (HTV6)
aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 6
October 7, 2016 (JST)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
National Research and Development Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA decided new launch date of H-IIB Launch Vehicle No.6 with "KOUNOTORI6" (HTV6, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station) on board as follows.
| Launch date: | December 9 (Friday), 2016 (Japan Standard Time, JST) |
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| Launch time: | around 10:26 p.m. (JST) *1 |
| Location: | Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center |
| Launch windows: | Dec 10 ( Sat.) through Dec 31 ( Sat.), 2016 *2 |
(*1) Time will be determined by the updated orbit of the International Space Station (ISS).
(*2) The launch day and time during the launch windows shall be decided by the international coordination for ISS operations.
The launch had been previously scheduled for October 1 (Sat.), 2016 (Japan Standard Time) but had been temporarily postponed.