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Forum:ESA - JAXA - China - International
Topic:JAXA's H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori-3
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See here for discussion about JAXA's Kounotori-3 mission to the space station.

Robert Pearlman
Japan's HTV Kounotori-3 grappled by station arm

Using the International Space Station's (ISS) Canadarm2 robotic arm, ISS Expedition 32 flight engineer Joe Acaba of NASA captured the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori-3 at 7:23 a.m. CDT (1223 GMT) on Friday (July 27).

Acaba handed off control of the arm to JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide, who then used it to attach Kounotori-3 to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module.

The berthing was achieved at 9:34 a.m. CDT (1434 GMT).

The Japanese ship, which name means "white stork" — because it is emblematic of an important delivery — is loaded with about 7,000 pounds (3,175 kilograms) of equipment, supplies and experiments in a pressurized cargo compartment along with more than 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms) of unpressurized experiments.

Robert Pearlman
Japan's HTV Kounotori-3 departs space station

Robotic arm operators Aki Hoshide and Joe Acaba, both Expedition 32 flight engineers, commanded Canadarm2 to release the HTV-3 at 10:50 a.m. CDT (1550 GMT) Wednesday (Sept. 12). The Japanese cargo craft, filled with trash, will re-enter Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean for a fiery disposal.

Hoshide and Acaba earlier commanded the Canadarm2 to grapple and unberth the HTV-3 from the Harmony node. Unberthing from the Earth-facing port of Harmony occurred at 6:50 a.m. CDT (1150 GMT).

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the HTV-3 from the Tanegashima Space Center on July 20. The cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station on July 27.

See here for discussion about JAXA's Kounotori-3 mission to the space station.

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