MHI H-IIB 304 Kounotori 7 (HTV-7)
H-IIB 304
Status
Success
Date
22 SEP 2018
17:52
Launch Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission Overview
Uncrewed cargo resupply mission to International Space Station.
Rocket
H-IIB 304
Mission Type
Resupply
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Rocket Details
H-IIB (H2B) is an expendable launch system used to launch H-II Transfer Vehicles (HTV, or Kounotori) towards the International Space Station. H-IIB rockets are liquid-fuelled with solid-fuel strap-on boosters and are launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and JAXA have been primarily responsible for design, manufacture, and operation of H-IIB.
Height
56.6 m
Diameter
5.2 m
Launch Mass
551 T
Thrust
9,000 kN