HTV-9 KOUNOTORI-9 - H-2B (F9) - Йошинобу, Танэгасима - 20.05.2020, 17:31 UTC

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Александр Репной написал:
Когда и во сколько стыковка HTV-9 с МКС?

25 мая ориентировочно в 12:15 UTC / 15:15 ДМВ
Начало трансляции НАСА в 10:45 UTC / 13:45 ДМВ

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/18/crew-preps-for-japanese-cargo-studies-effects-of-planetary-missions/

Crew Preps for Japanese Cargo, Studies Effects of Planetary Missions
Mark Garcia
Posted May 18, 2020 at 5:24 pm


The H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) is pictured after it was captured with the Canadarm2 robotic arm during Expedition 56.

Japan's ninth mission to resupply the International Space Station has been given a "go" to launch on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. EDT. The Expedition 63 crew continues prepare for its arrival and robotic capture on Memorial Day.

Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA will be in the cupola on May 25 to command the Canadarm2 robotic arm to reach out and grapple the Japanese resupply ship at 8:15 a.m. Roscosmos Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner is backing up Cassidy and will monitor the H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) as it approaches the orbiting lab. The duo continued their HTV-9 mission training and practiced capture techniques on a computer during the afternoon.

NASA TV will be live broadcasting the HTV-9 launch and capture activities. HTV-9 is delivering over four tons of crew supplies, station experiments and lithium-ion batteries. The new batteries will be installed during a spacewalk at a later date to continue upgrading station power systems.
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https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/jaxa-htv-9-spacecraft-carries-science-technology-to-the-international-space-station-iss

May 13, 2020

JAXA HTV-9 Spacecraft Carries Science, Technology to the International Space Station


The H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is pictured in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm before it was attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module. The orbiting complex was soaring 259 miles above the African nation of Cameroon just after crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Credits: NASA

A Japanese cargo spacecraft loaded with experiment hardware, supplies and spare parts is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to the International Space Station at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 20 (2:30 a.m. May 21 in Japan). The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) unpiloted H-II Transport Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) carries investigations testing a new livestreaming educational tool, microscope and telescope.

Here are details about some of the scientific investigations and facilities heading to the orbiting lab on HTV-9.

Coming to you live and interactive from space

A broadcasting studio is opening up in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), also known as Kibo. The JAXA-sponsored education-focused experiment known as THE SPACE FRONTIER STUDIO - KIBO enables new livestreaming capabilities on station. Terminals set up next to a window overlooking Earth in the JEM module are to be used for communication. The first round of demonstrations of the technology are set to occur this summer, testing out two-way livestreaming that allows people on the ground to communicate with the astronauts.

Looking back at Earth

Rather than looking out at the stars, this telescope points at our planet. The integrated Standard Imager for Microsatellites (iSIM), a very high-resolution optical binocular telescope developed by Spanish company SATLANTIS MICROSATS S.L., takes images of Earth at less than one meter of resolution. A combination of technologies including optics, mechanics, electronics and artificial intelligence algorithms achieves a high spatial resolution at significantly lower cost compared with traditional imaging systems of similar performance. This experiment demonstrates the technology and its functionality in the low-Earth orbit environment. The prototype is mounted to the JAXA External Facility platform on the space station, which provides sample environment and operational conditions for testing the device.


Preflight front view of the iSIM-IOD flight unit. The integrated Standard Imager for Microsatellites (iSIM) is a new generation high-resolution optical payload binocular telescope for Earth observation.
Credits: SATLANTIS

A clearer picture of biology in microgravity

The Confocal Space Microscope (Confocal Microscope) is a JAXA facility launching on HTV-9 that enables fluorescence live imaging of biological samples aboard the station. Confocal microscopy eliminates out-of-focus light or glare in specimens whose thickness is greater than the immediate plane of focus. The microscope can produce data on the fundamental nature of cellular and tissue structure and functions in real-time. When combined with the heating chamber system, the microscope enables long term 3D observation of living cells. While biological experiments are the first area of concentration, the microscope could be used for chemical studies as well.


Confocal Space Microscope being prepared for flight.
Credits: JAXA

Other investigations aboard the space station also have been exploring new types of microscopy in microgravity, including FLUMIAS-DEA, which observed samples of fixed cells and live cells using a miniaturized fluorescence microscope.

Erin Winick

International Space Station Program Research Office
Johnson Space Center

Last Updated: May 13, 2020
Editor: Michael Johnson

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-launch-capture-of-cargo-ship-to-international-space-station

May 13, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-058

NASA TV to Air Launch, Capture of Cargo Ship to International Space Station


Image of Japanese cargo vehicle HTV 8 captured by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano during his Beyond mission on the International Space Station. Posted with the text "After Kounotori 4, this is the second HTV I have the pleasure to photograph: Kounotori 8."
Credits: ESA/NASA/L.Parmitano

NASA will broadcast the launch of a Japanese cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station beginning at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 20, live on NASA Television and the agency's website.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are scheduled to launch the unpiloted  H-II Transport Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) on a Japanese H-IIB rocket at 1:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m. Thursday, May 21, Japan time) fr om the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.

The spacecraft will arrive at the station Monday, May 25. Live coverage of rendezvous and grapple will begin at 6:45 a.m. Capture of HTV-9 is scheduled to occur around 8:15 a.m. HTV-9 will approach the station from below and slowly make its way toward the orbital outpost. Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA, with assistance from Russian Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, will operate the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm from the station's cupola and grapple the 12-ton spacecraft.

Coverage of HTV-9's final installation will resume at 9:30 a.m., when flight controllers in mission control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will take over robotic arm operations and berth HTV-9 to the Earth-facing port of the station's Harmony module, wh ere it will remain for two months.

The cargo craft will carry more than four tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiment hardware for the station crew, including six new lithium-ion batteries needed to complete an overall upd ate of the station's electrical system. The batteries and corresponding adapter plates will replace aging nickel-hydrogen batteries for two power channels on the station's far starboard truss segment (S6) through a series of spacewalks by the station's crew members planned for later this year. This is the final se t of new batteries to be launched to the station as part of an overall upgrade of its power system that began in January 2017.

This also will be the final flight of this class of resupply spacecraft, named "Kounotori" – the Japanese word for white stork. The cargo craft launched on its maiden mission to the orbiting laboratory in September 2009. JAXA is developing a new class of HTV vehicles that will provide a reusable pressurized cargo section and the ability to carry more cargo due to its lighter weight. The new HTV-X vehicles will dock automatically to the station's International Docking Adapters with the first flight scheduled in 2022.

For nearly 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked on the space station, testing technologies, performing science and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Through NASA's Artemis program, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon by 2024, with eventual human exploration of Mars. Inspiring the next generation of explorers – the Artemis Generation – ensures America will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery.

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Last Updated: May 14, 2020
Editor: Sean Potter

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Прогноз погоды от 19 мая
При вывозе РН на СК возможно будет ясная погода, но усилится ветер (до 7 - 9 м/с). Прогноз на пуск без существенных изменений (#39)

マゲシマン・年度始めも色々面倒くさい‏ @mageshiman1025 33 мин. назад

ひょっとしたら、少しは晴れ間があるかも。
#GOHTV9
#H2BF9

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Оригинал на яп. яз. -  https://www.mhi.com/jp/notice/notice_200519.html

https://www.mhi.com/notice/notice_200519.html

Launch Time of the H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI9 aboard the H-IIB Vehicle No. 9

2020-05-19

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. hereby announces the launch time of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 9 (H-IIB F9) which carries aboard the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI9" (HTV9), the cargo transporter to the International Space Station (ISS).
 

[TH]Launch Date:[/TH][TH]Launch Time:[/TH][TH]Reserved Launch Period:[/TH]

	Thursday, May 21, 2020
	2:31:00 am (Japan Standard Time, JST)
	May 22 through June 30, 2020 *

* Launch time and date during this period are pending, determined by the ISS operations and other status.

[TH]Дата пуска:[/TH][TH]Время пуска:[/TH][TH]Резервный период:[/TH]

	20 мая 2020 г.
	17:31:00 (UTC)
	с 22 мая по 30 июня 2020 г.

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- Совместная предстартовая онлайн-пресс-конференция JAXA и MHI

Дата и время пуска - 21 мая 2020 г., 02:31:00 JST


Ракета-носитель H-2B


Предстартовая подготовка


Схема вывоза на СК


Предстартовый обратный отсчет

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Профиль полёта


Работа 2-й ст РН

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 Karthik Naren‏ @nkknspace 7 ч. назад

Japanese CARGO Vehicle HTV "Kounotori" to be launched atop of @MHI_LS H-2B rocket for the 9th time to @Space_Station

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К #48

ネコビデオ ビジュアル ソリューションズ‏ @nvslive 10 ч. назад

HPの仕様で画像小さいようなので、字が読めなそうなスライドを直でアップしてみます。#nvslive

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О трансляции пуска JAXA

youtube.com/watch?v=3lBZVNwK6ao

Начало трансляции - 20 мая 2020 г. в 17:00 UTC / 20:00 ДМВ

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К #35, #34, #31

Карты закрываемых зон

в северной части Тихого океана (последовательно с севера на юг - зона космодрома, зоны падения ТТУ, ГО и 1-й ст РН)


в южной части Тихого океана - зона затопления 2-й ст РН

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/19/japan-ready-for-cargo-launch-crew-works-science-and-emergency-procedures/

Japan Ready for Cargo Launch, Crew Works Science and Emergency Procedures

Mark Garcia
Posted May 19, 2020 at 4:18 pm


The city lights of Japan, with Tokyo at bottom, seemingly trail off onto into an orbital sunrise as the space station orbited 260 miles above the Pacific Ocean.

Japan is less than a day from launching its ninth mission to resupply the International Space Station. ...

More than four tons of crew supplies, station experiments and lithium-ion batteries are ready to head to the station inside the H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9). The spacecraft from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) will lift off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Wednesday at 12:31 p.m. EDT (1:31 a.m. May 21 Japanese time).

The HTV-9 will arrive at the orbiting lab on Monday, May 25 for a robotic capture with the Canadarm2 at 8:15 a.m. NASA Commander Chris Cassidy brushed up on his robotics skills today and will lead the capture activities from the cupola. Roscosmos Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner will back up Cassidy and monitor the HTV-9's approach and rendezvous. NASA TV is covering all the HTV-9 launch and capture activities live.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/19/nasa-tv-broadcasts-japanese-launch-to-station-live-on-wednesday/

NASA TV Broadcasts Japanese Launch to Station Live on Wednesday

Mark Garcia
Posted May 19, 2020 at 5:10 pm


Japan's HTV-8 cargo craft sits atop the HII-B rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in September of 2019. Credit: JAXA

NASA Television will provide live launch coverage of a Japanese cargo spacecraft carrying more than four tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiment hardware for the Expedition 63 crew aboard the International Space Station. Watch live on NASA TV and the agency's website beginning at 1 p.m. EDT.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are scheduled to launch the unpiloted H-II Transport Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) on a Japanese H-IIB rocket at 1:31 p.m. (2:31 a.m. Thursday, May 21, Japan time) from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.

The spacecraft will arrive at the station Monday, May 25 and live coverage of the rendezvous and grapple will begin at 6:45 a.m. Capture of HTV-9 is scheduled to occur around 8:15 a.m. and coverage of HTV-9's final installation will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Расписание трансляций НАСА:

[TH]Пуск (начало трансляции)[/TH]      [TD][/TD][TD]20 мая в 17:00 UTC / 20:00 ДМВ[/TD][/TR][TR][TH]Прибытие и захват (начало трансляции)[/TH]      [TD][/TD][TD]25 мая в 10:45 UTC / 13:45 ДМВ[/TD][/TR][TR][TH]Установка (начало трансляции)[/TH]      [TD][/TD][TD]25 мая в 13:30 UTC / 16:30 ДМВ[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

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https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=532138&lang=RU

К МКС стартует японский грузовой космический корабль
20.05.2020 1:07:55

Токио. 20 мая. ИНТЕРФАКС - Грузовой космический корабль HTV-9 в среду стартует к Международной космической станции (МКС), сообщает Японское агентство аэрокосмических исследований (JAXA).

Запуск автоматического космического корабля на орбиту с помощью ракеты-носителя H-IIB будет осуществлен в 20:30 мск с космодрома на острове Танэгасима, расположенного на юго-западе Японии.

Корабль доставит на станцию около 5,5 тонн груза, в том числе продовольствие, а также оборудование и материалы для проведения десятков научных исследований.

Стыковка японского грузового корабля с МКС запланирована на 25 мая. Она будет осуществлена с помощью захвата сблизившегося со станцией "грузовика" автоматической рукой-манипулятором Canadarm-2 и последующим подведением его к стыковочному узлу американского модуля МКС Harmony.

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О трансляции пуска НАСА на ТыТрубе

youtube.com/watch?v=JhC8jKiFacg

Начало трансляции - 20 мая 2020 г. в 17:00 UTC / 20:00 ДМВ

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Дано добро на вывоз H-2B F9 на СК

 金木犀@宇宙と文学の人‏ @kin_mokusei 7 мин. назад

H-IIB F9、第1回Go/NoGo判断はGo。機体移動可能と判断されました。

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 MHI Launch Services‏ @MHI_LS 6 мин. назад

First Go/No Go Decision -'Go':After the weather conditions checked out, the green light has been given for H-IIB F9 carrying "KOUNOTORI9" (HTV9)  to leave the Vehicle Assembly Building for the launch pad.
#H2BF9

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 MHI Launch Services‏ @MHI_LS 2 мин. назад

H-IIB F9 carrying "KOUNOTORI9" (HTV9)  has left for the launch pad. H-IIB F9, mounted on the mobile launcher, will travel approximately 500 meters from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. This will take about 30 minutes.
#H2BF9

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 MHI Launch Services‏ @MHI_LS 1 мин. назад

H-IIBロケット9号機が射点に到着しました。これから射点設備とロケットの接続作業を行います。

H-IIB F9 has arrived at the launch pad. The launch vehicle is going to be connected to the pad facilities.
#H2BF9