H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 4 (HTV-4)
Uncrewed cargo resupply mission to International Space Station delayed from June 2012.
Kounotori 4, also known as HTV-4, was the fourth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned cargo spacecraft launched in August 2013 to resupply the International Space Station. It…
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.
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Mission Profile
Kounotori 4 (HTV-4) was a H-IIB 304 mission operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that lifted off from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on August 3, 2013. The flight carried its payload on a resupply mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the International Space Station program. The launch was a success.