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Rideshare Mission

HTV-3 (Kounotori-3)


Operator

MHI Launch Services

Launch date

July 21st, 2012

Launcher

H-IIB

Spacecraft launched

8

Launch Location

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC), Japan

Orbit

SSO

Spacecraft integrators

Rideshare Mission

HTV-3 (Kounotori-3)


SpacecraftTypeCustomer/OperatorCountryPurpose
F-1CubeSat 1UFPT Technology Research InstituteVietnamTechnology
FITSat-1 (Niwake)CubeSat 1UFukuoka Institute of TechnologyJapanTechnology
HTV-3 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-3/Kounotori-3)Cargo ModuleJAXAJapanTechnology
MCEAttachment ISS payloadJAXAJapanTechnology
RaikoCubeSat 2UWakayama UniversityJapanTechnology
Scan-TestbedAttachment ISS payloadNASA GSFCUSATechnology
TechEdSat-1 (TES-1)CubeSat 3UNASA Ames Research CenterUSATechnology
WE-WISHCubeSat 1UMeisei Electric, Co.JapanTechnology

Rideshare Mission

HTV-3 (Kounotori-3)


The MHI H-IIB Launch vehicle at the Tanegashima Space Center Japan

HTV-5 Cargo Module attached to the ISS

HTV3 Cargo vehicle

Rideshare Mission

HTV-3 (Kounotori-3)