The H-II Transfer Vehicle, also known by its nickname Kounotori, was a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency uncrewed cargo spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station between 2009 and 2020. Launched aboard Japan H-IIB rocket, it was capable of carrying both pressurized and unpressurized cargo to the station, including large exposed payloads such as scientific experiment platforms that could not fit inside other resupply vehicles of the era. Nine H-II Transfer Vehicles flew in total before the program ended, and its cargo delivery role was succeeded by the smaller HTV-X vehicle.
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Spacecraft Type Launch Datefirst of nine launches, 2009-2020 Status
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The H-II Transfer Vehicle was JAXA's uncrewed cargo spacecraft that resupplied the International Space Station, 2009-2020.
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source H-II Transfer Vehicle - WikipediaWikipedia: H-II Transfer Vehicle, lead section
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1. H-II Transfer Vehicle - Wikipedia
Infobox, Spacecraft type
Uncrewed cargo vehicle
Infobox, Launch date for HTV-1
10 September 2009
Infobox, Status
Retired
- In Group: Government Agency Cargo Spacecraft, lead sentence: expendable Japanese automated cargo spacecraft designed for ISS resupply missions
- Operated By: JAXA, Wikipedia: H-II Transfer Vehicle, lead section
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