Kounotori 8 (HTV-8)H-IIB 304 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Status Success Tue ยท Sep 24th, 2019 12:05 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_5s7nf2SMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqGcvxZRIzI Mission Kounotori 8 (HTV-8) Type: Resupply Uncrewed cargo resupply mission to International Space Station. Location Osaki Y LP2 Tanegashima, Japan 35 launches have been at this location. Rocket H-IIB Length: 56.6 meters Diameter: 5.2 meters First Launched: September 10, 2009 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. The H-IIB rocket has been launched a total of 9 times with 9 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Type: Commercial Abbreviation: MHI Administration: Seiji Izumisawa Founded: 1884 Launchers: H-I, H-II, H-III Spacecraft: Kounotori, HTV Country: JPN Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan. View Rocket Launch Schedule