HTV-X1
HTV-X1 is the first flight and the technical demonstration mission of HTV-X, an uncrewed expendable cargo spacecraft. As of October 2022, it is intended to be launched in January 2024 and to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).[1]
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | HTV-X1 |
| Spacecraft type | HTV-X |
| Manufacturer | MHI |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 2024[1] |
| Rocket | H3-24W[2] |
| Launch site | Tanegashima LA-Y2 |
| Contractor | MHI |
| Berthing at ISS | |
Cargo
In addition to the primary mission of carrying the resupply cargo to the ISS, HTV-X1 will carry the following payloads:[2]
- i-SEEP
- Technology demonstration of lightweight expandable flat antenna
- Mt.FUJI, a technology demonstration for satellite laser ranging
- Microsatellites to be deployed from HTV-X1 after departure from ISS
References
- Eric Berger [@SciGuySpace] (26 October 2022). "The debut of Japan's new ISS cargo supply ship, HTV-X, has been delayed from January 2023 to January 2024. It will launch on Japan's H3 rocket, which also has yet to make its debut" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 新型宇宙ステーション補給機（HTV‐X）の開発状況について (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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