Flights
The first vehicle was launched on an H-IIB rocket, a more powerful version of the earlier H-IIA, at 17:01 GMT on 10 September 2009, from Launch Pad 2 of the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center. Six subsequent missions are planned.
| HTV | Launch date/time | Carrier rocket | Re-entry date/time |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTV-1 | 10 September 2009, 17:01 (UTC) | H-IIB F1 | 1 November 2009, 21:26 (UTC) |
| HTV-2 | 22 January 2011, 05:37:57 (UTC) | H-IIB F2 | 30 March 2011, 03:09 (UTC) |
| HTV-3 | 21 July 2012, 02:06:18 (UTC) | H-IIB F3 | 14 September 2012, 05:27 UTC |
| HTV-4 | 2013 | H-IIB | |
| HTV-5 | 2014 | H-IIB |
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