HTV Demonstration Flight
The HTV Demonstration Flight was Japan's first H-II Transfer Vehicle mission to the International Space Station. It validated autonomous rendezvous, station-arm capture and berthing while delivering both pressurized supplies and exposed payloads for the Kibo laboratory.
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- Aliases
- HTV1HTV-1KOUNOTORI1H-II Transfer Vehicle Demonstration Flight
- Name
- HTV Demonstration Flight
- Slug
- htv-demonstration-flight
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- The HTV Demonstration Flight was Japan's first H-II Transfer Vehicle mission to the International Space Station. It validated autonomous rendezvous, station-arm capture and berthing while delivering both pressurized supplies and exposed payloads for the Kibo laboratory.
- End Date
- 2009-11-01
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- HTV1 reached the ISS, completed the planned on-orbit demonstrations and cargo transfer, and ended a successful 53-day mission by atmospheric re-entry.
- Program
- KOUNOTORI (HTV)
- Start Date
- 2009-09-11
- Vehicle Families
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:26:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:26:39 UTC
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