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Rideshare Mission

HTV-8 (Kounotori-8)


Operator

MHI Launch Services

Launch date

September 24th, 2019

Launcher

H-IIB

Spacecraft launched

4

Launch Location

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC), Japan

Orbit

SSO

Spacecraft integrators

Rideshare Mission

HTV-8 (Kounotori-8)


SpacecraftTypeCustomer/OperatorCountryPurpose
AQT-DCubeSat 1UUniversity of TokyoJapanExperimental
HTV-8 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-8/Kounotori-8)Cargo ModuleJAXAJapanTechnology
NARSScube-1CubeSat 1UNational Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science (NARSS)EgyptExperimental
RWASAT-1CubeSat 1UMinistry of Commerce, Industry, & TourismRwandaEarth Observation

Rideshare Mission

HTV-8 (Kounotori-8)


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

HTV 8 Cargo Vehicle released from ISS

HTV 8 Cargo Vehicle released from ISS

Rideshare Mission

HTV-8 (Kounotori-8)