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Kounotori 5

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Kounotori 5
A view of the dockedKounotori 5spacecraft from theCupola,withAurora Australisin the background.
Mission typeISSresupply
OperatorJAXA
COSPAR ID2015-038AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.40873
Mission duration41 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeH-II Transfer Vehicle(HTV)
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch mass16557 kg[citation needed]
Dry mass10500 kg
Start of mission
Launch date19 August 2015, 11:50:49 UTC
RocketH-IIBNo. 5
Launch siteTanegashima,Yoshinobu-2
ContractorMitsubishi Heavy Industries
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date29 September 2015,
20:33 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[1]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Berthing atISS
Berthing portHarmony
RMScapture24 August 2015, 10:28 UTC
Berthing date24 August 2015, 17:28 UTC
Unberthing date28 September 2015,
11:12 UTC
RMS release28 September 2015,
16:53 UTC
Time berthed34 days, 23 hours, 25 minutes
Cargo
Mass6057 kg
Pressurised4557 kg[citation needed]
Unpressurised1500 kg[citation needed]

Kounotori 5,also known asHTV-5,was the fifth flight of theH-II Transfer Vehicle,an uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched to resupply theInternational Space Station.It was launched on 19 August 2015.

Specifications

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Major changes of Kounotori 5 from previous Kounotori are:[2]

  • Solar panelswere reduced to 49 panels, down from 57 onHTV-1andKounotori 2,56 onKounotori 3,and 55 onKounotori 4,since the analysis of the data from previous missions showed that fewer panels were sufficient.[3]A sensor-mount outlet was added since Kounotori 4 at a place previously occupied by a solar panel, and on Kounotori 5 it is used to attach environment measurement equipment (Kounotori Advanced Space Environment Research equipment (KASPER)).[4][5]
  • Improvement in the loading of Cargo Transfer Bags allows for increased capacity (maximum 242 CTBs compared to previous 230), and more late access cargo (maximum 92 CTBs compared to previous 80).[2]

When approaching the ISS, previous missions were held at the Approach Initiation (AI) point at 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) behind the ISS for system checkout, but Kounotori 5 was changed to continue the approach without holding, to simplify the operation.[2]

Cargo

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Kounotori 5 was originally planned to carry about 5.5 tonnes (5.4 long tons; 6.1 short tons) of cargo, consisting of 4,500 kilograms (9,900 lb) in the pressurised compartment and 1000 kg in the unpressurised compartment.[2]Due primarily to the launch failure ofSpaceX CRS-7,an additional 200 kilograms (440 lb) were added as the late access cargo. Total cargo weight was 6,057 kilograms (13,353 lb).[6]

Pressurised cargo includes:[2][7]potable water (600 litres (130 imp gal; 160 US gal)), food, crew commodities, system components, and science experiment equipments. System components includes: UPA Fluids Control and Pump Assembly (FCPA), WPA Multifiltration Beds (WFB), a galley rack to be placed inUnity,and aSimplified Aid For EVA Rescue(SAFER) pack. Science experiment equipments include Mouse Habitat Unit (MHU), Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF), Multi-purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR-2), Exposed Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism (ExHAM-2), NanoRacks External Platform (NREP), andCubeSats(SERPENS[pt],S-CUBE,fourteenFlock-2b,[8]AAUSAT5,andGOMX-3).

Unpressurised cargo consists of theCalorimetric Electron Telescope(CALET).[2]Plans for a NASA unpressurised module were canceled.[9]

Upon departure from ISS, the unpressurised cargo bay will carry the Multi-mission Consolidated Equipment (MCE) package, the Superconducting Submillimeter-wave Limb-Emission Sounder (SMILES), and a NASA experiment module,Space Test ProgramHouston 4 (STP-H4), until its destructive reentry in theAtmosphere of Earth.[2]

Operation

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Launch and rendezvous with the ISS

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Kounotori 5 was originally planned for launch in 2014 but was later postponed due to delays in the construction andqualification testing[citation needed]of the payload to fly on the capsule.[10]

In June 2015, it was scheduled to be launched at around 13:01 UTC on 16 August 2015.[11]Due to the bad weather forecast, on 14 August 2015 the launch was postponed to 17 August 2015,[12]and then on 16 August it was postponed again to 19 August 2015.[13]

Kounotori 5 was successfully launched with aH-IIBNo. 5 (H-IIB F5)Launch vehicleflying from pad 2 of theYoshinobu Launch ComplexatTanegashima Space Centerat 11:50:49 UTC on 19 August 2015.[14]Communication and three-axisattitude controlswere established shortly after the launch.[15]Phase Manoeuvre was performed by 19:25 UTC on 20 August 2015,[16]and the first Height Adjustment Manoeuvre by 17:55 UTC on 22 August 2015.[17]The second and third Height Adjustment Manoeuvre were performed by 03:07 and 06:12 UTC on 24 August 2015, respectively.[18][19]

The ISS's robotic armSSRMSgrappled Kounotori 5 at 10:29 UTC on 24 August 2015, and fastened it to the ISS'sCommon Berthing Mechanism(CBM) at 14:58 UTC on 24 August 2015. All berthing operations were completed at 17:28 UTC on 24 August 2015.[20]

Operation while berthed to ISS

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From 02:27 UTC on 25 August 2015, the Exposed Pallet (EP), which is carrying CALET, was extracted from Kounotori 5's Unpressurised Logistics Carrier (ULC) by the ground-controlledSSRMS,and handed off to theJapanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System(JEMRMS), which is also remote-controlled from ground. The JEMRMS then attached the palette to the JEM Exposed Facility (EF).[21][22]Later, at 14:29 UTC on the same day, CALET was removed from the pallet and installed to the Exposed Facility by the JEMRMS.[23]

The ISS crew opened the hatch of the Kounotori's Common Berthing Mechanism and entered to Pressurized Logistics Carrier at 10:24 UTC on 25 August 2015,[21]and began transferring the cargo.

Departure from ISS and reentry into the Earth's atmosphere

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Kounotori 5 was unberthed from the CBM at 11:12 UTC, 28 September 2015 by SSRMS robotic arm and moved to the release position. The first attempt of the release at 15:20 UTC was aborted due to an anomaly of theSSRMS.[24]After one ISS orbit, Kounotori 5 was released from the SSRMS at 16:53 UTC, 28 September 2015,Expedition 45Flight EngineerKimiya YuiofJAXA,backed up by NASA Flight EngineerKjell N. Lindgren,commanded theSSRMS.

After the orbit control manoeuvre, Kounotori 5 reentered Earth's atmosphere over the southernPacific Oceanaround 20:33 UTC, on 29 September 2015.[25]

References

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  3. ^Kawasaki, Osamu; Tsujita, Daisuke; Ichikawa, Chiaki (March 2013).HTV điện lực hệ の quỹ đạo thượng vận dụng による thiết kế bình 価と độ cao hóa kiểm thảo[Evaluation of HTV Electrical Power System and Design Improvement by On-orbit Operation compared with Simulation]. 32nd ISAS Space Energy Symposium.Đệ 32 hồi vũ trụ エネルギーシンポジウム(in Japanese). ISAS/JAXA. pp. 1–4.Retrieved23 August2015.
  4. ^No.1865: “こう の とり” ５ hào cơ の khung máy móc công khai.Space Authors Club(in Japanese). 1 July 2015.Retrieved4 July2015.
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  7. ^Dunn, Andrea (15 August 2015)."Stork Set to Make Special Space Station Delivery".nasa.gov.NASA.Retrieved15 August2015.Public DomainThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  8. ^Holm, Rachel (13 August 2015)."Kounotori" White Stork "to Carry 14 Doves to ISS".Planet Pulse.Planet Labs.Retrieved16 August2015.
  9. ^Vũ trụ ステーション tiếp viện cơ “こう の とり” 5 hào cơ ( HTV5 ) の tiếp cận ・ hệ lưu ・ ly thoát フェーズに hệ る an toàn kiểm chứng kết quả について(PDF)(in Japanese). JAXA. 9 June 2015.Retrieved4 July2015.
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  13. ^"Launch Postponement of H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 5 with H-II Transfer Vehicle" KOUNOTORI5 "(HTV5) Onboard".JAXA. 16 August 2015.Retrieved16 August2015.
  14. ^"Launch Success of H-II Transfer Vehicle" KOUNOTORI5 "(HTV5) by H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 5".JAXA. 19 August 2015.Retrieved19 August2015.
  15. ^"KOUNOTORI5 Establishes Three-Axis Attitude".JAXA. 19 August 2015.Retrieved24 August2015.
  16. ^"KOUNOTORI5 Completes the First Phase Manoeuvre".JAXA. 20 August 2015.Retrieved24 August2015.
  17. ^"KOUNOTORI5 Completes the First Height Adjustment Manoeuvre".JAXA. 24 August 2015.Retrieved24 August2015.
  18. ^"KOUNOTORI5 Completes the Second Height Adjustment Maneuver".JAXA. 24 August 2015.Retrieved24 August2015.
  19. ^"KOUNOTORI5 Completes the Third Height Adjustment Manoeuvre".JAXA. 24 August 2015.Retrieved24 August2015.
  20. ^"ISS Crew Concludes KOUNOTORI5 Berthing Operations".JAXA. 25 August 2015.Retrieved25 August2015.
  21. ^ab"Transfer of the Exposed Pallet (EP) was completed. Crew entered KOUNOTORI5".JAXA. 25 August 2015.Retrieved27 August2015.
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  24. ^"ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/28/15".NASA. 28 September 2015.Retrieved30 September2015.
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