Resupply
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(MHI)CommercialUncrewed cargo resupply mission to International Space Station.
The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.
Nov 20, 1998 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#5,779
MHI Mission
#38
Pad Launch
#7
Location Launch
#77
Designator
2018-073
Sep 22, 2018, 5:52 PM
1 update
The Tanegashima Space Center is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan. It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, an island located south of Kyushu, an island and region and Japan. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA. The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching, and tracking satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests.
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Local Launch Time
Sep 23, 2018, 2:52 AM
Total Launches
98
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
30.4000, 130.9700
