Kounotori 6
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The SSRMS grapples the Kounotori 6 spacecraft, prior to berthing on 13 December. | |
Mission type | ISS resupply |
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Operator | JAXA |
COSPAR ID | 2016-076A |
SATCAT no. | 41881 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | HTV |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 13:26:47, 9 December 2016 (UTC) (2016-12-09T13:26:47Z) |
Rocket | H-IIB 304[citation needed] |
Launch site | Tanegashima Y2 |
Contractor | Mitsubishi |
End of mission | |
Disposal | deorbited |
Decay date | 15:06, 5 February 2017 (UTC) (2017-02-05T15:06Z) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Epoch | Planned |
Berthing at ISS | |
Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
RMS capture | 13 December 2016, 10:37 UTC |
Berthing date | 13 December 2016, 13:57 UTC |
Unberthing date | 27 January 2017, 10:59 UTC |
RMS release | 27 January 2017, 15:45 UTC |
Cargo | |
Mass | 5.9 t |
Pressurised | 3.9 t |
Unpressurised | 1.9 t |
H-II Transfer Vehicle |
Kounotori 6 (こうのとり6号機), also known as HTV-6, is the sixth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned cargo spacecraft launched to resupply the International Space Station. It was launched at 13:26:47 UTC on 9 December 2016 aboard H-IIB launch vehicle from Tanegashima Space Center.
Contents
1 Spacecraft
1.1 Kounotori Integrated Tether Experiment
2 Cargo
3 Operation
3.1 Launch
3.2 Operation while berthed to ISS
3.3 Departure from the ISS and reentry to the Earth atmosphere
4 References
5 External links
5.1 Images
Spacecraft[edit]
Major changes from previous Kounotori include:[1][2]
- Built-in payloads to demonstrate new technologies: SFINKS and KITE, described below,
- Reduction of primary batteries to 6 from previous 7,
- Reduction of solar cell panels to 48 from previous 49,
- Omission of some of navigation/position lights which were Earth-side when approaching to ISS.
- Strengthened EP (Exposed Pallet) maximum payload to 1.9 t from previous 1.6 t to carry Li-ion batteries.
SFINKS (Solar Cell Film Array Sheet for Next Generation on Kounotori Six) will test thin film solar cells in space.[3]
Kounotori Integrated Tether Experiment[edit]
KITE (Kounotori Integrated Tether Experiment) was an experimental electrodynamic tether (EDT).[4][5] The tether was equipped with a 20 kg end-mass, and would have been 700 m long when deployed.[4][6][7] A maximum current of 10 mA was planned to run through the tether.[4] Kounotori's ISS rendezvous sensor would have been utilized to measure how the end-mass moves during the test.[4] The EDT experiment was scheduled following Kounotori 6's departure from the ISS, with a planned duration of one week.[4] After the experiment, the tether would have been separated before the spacecraft proceeds with the de-orbit maneuvers. The main objective of this experiment were the orbital demonstration of both extending an uncoated bare-tether, and driving electric currents through the EDT.[5] These two technologies will contribute to gaining capabilities to remove space debris.[5][8][9][10][11]
Cargo[edit]
Kounotori 6 carries about 5.9 t of cargo (including the support structure weight), consisting of 3.9 t in PLC (Pressurised Logistics Carrier) and 1.9 t in ULC (Unpressurised Logistics Carrier).[12]
Cargo in the pressurized compartment includes 30 bags filled with potable water (600 liters),[13][14] food, crew commodities, CDRA Bed (Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly), TPF (Two-Phase Flow) experiment unit, PS-TEPC (Position-Sensitive Tissue Equivalent Proportional Chamber) radiation measurement instrument, ExHAM (Exposed Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism), HDTV-EF2 hi-def and 4K camera, new J-SSOD (JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer), and CubeSats (AOBA-Velox III, TuPOD which comprises two TubeSats (Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT), EGG, ITF-2, STARS-C, FREEDOM, WASEDA-SAT3).[15][16][12] Cargo by NanoRacks includes TechEdSat-5,[17]CubeRider,[18]RTcMISS,[19] NREP-P DM7,[20][21] four Lemur-2.[22] Additionally, the Blue SPHERES satellite of the MIT Space Systems Laboratory is being returned to the ISS for continued autonomous systems research.[23][24][not in citation given]
Cargo in the unpressurized compartment consists of six Lithium-ion batteries and their associated adapter plates to replace existing nickel-hydrogen batteries of the ISS. Since each of the new Li-ion battery has a capability equivalent to two of the current Ni-H batteries, the six new batteries will replace twelve old batteries, out of the 48 existing batteries of the ISS.[13]
On departure from the ISS, Kounotori 6 will carry 9 out of the 12 replaced old batteries which will be disposed by destructive reentry into Earth's atmosphere. The 3 remaining old batteries will stay on the ISS.[14]
Operation[edit]
Launch[edit]
On 26 July 2016, the launch was scheduled for 30 September 2016,[25] but on 10 August 2016, postponement was announced due to the leak from piping.[26]
The H-IIB launch vehicle carrying Kounotori 6 lifted off at 13:26:47 UTC on 9 December 2016. 15 minutes 11 seconds later, Kounotori 6 was released into initial 200 km × 300 km orbit.[27][28]
SFINKS experiment payload began the data collection at 14:16, 9 December 2016, but it stopped unexpectedly after 509 seconds.[29]
After a series of orbital manoeuvres, Kounotori 6 arrived to the proximity of ISS and captured by SSRMS at 10:39 (10:37 according to NASA), 13 December 2016.[30][31] Kounotori was bolted to the CBM (Common Berthing Mechanism) of the Harmony nadir port by 13:48 UTC.[32]
Operation while berthed to ISS[edit]
Berthing operation completed at 18:24. 13 December 2016 UTC,[33] and the hatch opened at 19:44 UTC.[34]
Since 07:44, 14 December, Exposed Pallet (EP) was extracted from Unpressurised Logistics Carrier (ULC) of Kounotori by SSRMS and transferred to Payload and ORU Accommodation (POA).[35][36] After a combination of two Extra-Vehicular Activities and robotic operations, the Lithium-ion battery units and adapter plates were installed. The Exposed Pallet carrying old Nickel-hydrogen battery units was returned to Kounotori 6's Unpresurised Logistics Carrier on 23 January 2017.[37]
Departure from the ISS and reentry to the Earth atmosphere[edit]
SSRMS grappled and detached Kounotori 6 from the CBM of Harmony nadir port at 10:59, 27 January 2017,[38] and Kounotori 6 was released at 15:45, 27 January 2017.[39]
Following the undocking after moving to a safe distance from ISS, the Kounotori 6 was to demonstrate the "Kounotori Integrated Tether Experiment (KITE)" using electrodynamic tether to demonstrate
space debris removal technology.[40] This experiment was planned for seven days before reentry to the Earth's atmosphere.[38] On Jan 31, media reported some problems in extending the tether, bringing to doubt the experiment's success.[41]
A series of deorbit manoeuvres were performed at 08:42, 10:12, and 14:42 of 5 February 2017 UTC.[42][43][44] Kounotori 6 reentered to Earth atmosphere over southern Pacific Ocean around 15:06, 5 February 2017 UTC.
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to HTV-6. |
- JAXA HTV page
HTV6 Mission, JAXA
宇宙開発最前線! Vol.6 (PDF) (in Japanese)
Images[edit]
Kounotori 6 – JAXA Digital Archives- HTV-6 & KITE
- HTV-6 & KITE
Categories:
- Spacecraft launched in 2016
- H-II Transfer Vehicles
- 2016 in Japan
- Spacecraft which reentered in 2017
- Supply vehicles for the International Space Station
- Spacecraft launched by H-II rockets
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