"Kunotori" No. 8 H2B rocket launched September 25, 1:08
The H2B rocket carrying the Japanese space transport ship "Kototori" No. 8 which had been postponed due to a fire at the launch pad was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 1:05 am on the 25th. It was.
The H2B rocket carrying the "Kounotori" No. 8 was originally scheduled to be launched on the 11th of this month, but it was canceled due to a fire at the launch pad. It was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 1: 5 am on the 25th.
The rocket will continue to ascend while disconnecting the auxiliary engine and the first stage, and about 15 minutes after launch, the rocket is scheduled to be disconnected at an altitude of about 287 km.
As a cause of fire, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says that liquid oxygen discharged from the vicinity of the engine is likely to have been generated by continuing to spray the heat-resistant material of the launch pad, and the heat-resistant material is covered with an aluminum sheet. Measures were taken to prevent static electricity.
Kounotori Unit 8 is 10 meters long, 4.4 meters in diameter, and is a battery that supplies water and food for astronauts staying at the International Space Station around the Earth at an altitude of 400 km. It is equipped with approximately 5.3 tons of materials such as satellites and satellites developed by the university, and will arrive at the International Space Station on this month.
KOUNOTORI has been successful for all seven launches since the launch of Unit 1 10 years ago.