HTV-X cargo spacecraft
HTV-X is JAXA's active uncrewed cargo-transfer spacecraft and the successor to the H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori. It delivers pressurized and exposed cargo to the International Space Station, then can operate independently as an in-orbit technology-demonstration platform after departure. The first vehicle launched in October 2025, berthed to the ISS, completed post-station demonstrations, and re-entered in May 2026.
Identity
- Aliases
- New Unmanned Cargo Transfer SpacecraftNew Japanese cargo transfer spacecraftKounotori successor
- Family Name
- HTV-X
- Full Name
- HTV-X cargo spacecraft
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- htv-x-cargo-spacecraft
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- HTV-X is JAXA's active uncrewed cargo-transfer spacecraft and the successor to the H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori. It delivers pressurized and exposed cargo to the International Space Station, then can operate independently as an in-orbit technology-demonstration platform after departure. The first vehicle launched in October 2025, berthed to the ISS, completed post-station demonstrations, and re-entered in May 2026.
- Diameter M
- 4.4
- First Flight Year
- 2,025
- Height M
- 8
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 16,000
- Manufacturer Id
- vh76by4pqcqgwz2c255w6r83m17nh9vh
- Operator Id
- vh76by4pqcqgwz2c255w6r83m17nh9vh
Links
- Official Url
- https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/htv-x/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTV-X
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 1:17:30 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 1:17:30 AM