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Launch SuccessfulMitsubishi Heavy Industries
H-IIB 304: Kounotori 2 (HTV-2)
Uncrewed cargo resupply mission to International Space Station.
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Mission Data
🇯🇵Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesEst. 1884
Launch VehicleH-IIB 304
Vehicle FamilyH-II
Vehicle Record9 of 9 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record57 successes / 2 failures (97%)
Success Streak3 consecutive
ProgramInternational Space Station · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeResupply
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Location🇯🇵 Tanegashima Space Center, Japan JPN
Orbital Launches This Year#3
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad19
Launches From This Site100
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About H-IIB 304
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.
Launch Site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · 30.4009°N 130.9756°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.