27-648: HTV-2 may refer to: Kounotori 2 , the second H-II Transfer Vehicle Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 , part of the DARPA Falcon Project HTV2 , entertainment private channels in Ho Chi Minh City Television [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
54-662: A rack of communication module in the Pressurized Module (ICS-PM) and the antenna module to be attached on the Exposed Facility (ICS-EF). It was used to communicate with the ground station via JAXA's communication technology demonstration satellite DRTS "Kodama" [ ja ] . After the decommissioning of DRTS in August 2017, Kibō relies on the ISS's Ku band communication through NASA's TDRSS . ICS-EF
81-606: Is a 10 m (33 ft) robotic arm, mounted at the port cone of the PM. It is used for servicing the EF and for moving equipment to and from the ELM. The JEMRMS control console was launched while inside the ELM-PS, and the main arm was launched with the PM. The small fine arm, which is 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long and attaches to the end effector of the main arm, was launched aboard HTV-1 on
108-457: Is a high-temperature electrical furnace that will be used to generate large scale, high-quality crystals from melting materials. The MSPR is a multipurpose rack that will be used for many different functions. The rack consists of three main components – a Work volume, a Work bench, and a Small experiment area. One experiment that is already planned for the Work volume, to be launched on a later flight,
135-903: Is the Aquatic Habitat, which will be used to breed small fish in order to study their responses to microgravity and cosmic radiation . Once Kounotori 2 was berthed to the ISS, both Kobairo and the MSPR were transferred into the Japanese Pressurized Module . The installation and commissioning of these racks will initiate the 2nd phase of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) utilization. Kounotori 2's Unpressurized Logistics Carrier (ULC) carried an EP (Exposed Pallet) with two U.S. ORUs (Orbital Replacement Units) attached: an FHRC (Flex Hose Rotary Coupler) and CTC-4 (Cargo Transportation Container-4). Both
162-529: Is the core component connected to the port hatch of Harmony . It is cylindrical in shape and contains twenty-three International Standard Payload Racks (ISPRs), ten of which are dedicated to science experiments while the remaining thirteen are dedicated to Kibō ' s systems and storage. The racks are placed in a 6-6-6-5 format along the four walls of the module. The end of the PM has an airlock and two window hatches. The exposed facility, experiment logistics module, and remote manipulator system all connect to
189-607: The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA . It is the largest single ISS module, and is attached to the Harmony module. The first two pieces of the module were launched on Space Shuttle missions STS-123 and STS-124 . The third and final components were launched on STS-127 . In initial configuration, Kibō consisted of six major elements: The Pressurized Module (PM)
216-474: The reaction control system (RCS) thrusters for positioning and attitude control, fuel and oxidizing reagent tanks, and high-pressure air tanks. The avionics module is installed in the center part of Kounotori, with electronic equipment for guidance control, power supply, and telecommunications data processing. The logistics carrier stores supplies. Kounotori 2 carried 5,300 kilograms (11,700 lb) of cargo to ISS, consisting of 4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb) in
243-591: The FHRC and CTC-4 were transferred from Kounotori 2's EP to the space station's ELC-4 using the ISS's manipulator " Dextre ". Scheduling of Kounotori 2 operation was affected by the Space Shuttle mission STS-133 . STS-133 was originally planned to be launched in September 2010, well before Kounotori 2. After several delays, eventually, STS-133 was scheduled for February 2011. Since Kounotori 2 needed to depart
270-647: The ISS after the Space Shuttle to carry away the wastes from the Shuttle's cargo, Kounotori 2's schedule was changed to stay attached to the ISS for two months, close to its design limit, from the initial plan of 40 days. Also, the Dextre robot hand had to keep holding the external payload and wait for the arrival of STS-133, since STS-133 was carrying the Logistics Carrier 4 stowage platform to install
297-517: The ISS, the M-9.0 earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011. The ground control center in Tsukuba was damaged, and the monitoring operation had to be handed over temporarily to NASA . Mission control room resumed the operation on 22 March 2011. The ISS crew upon the arrival of Kounotori 2 were the members of Expedition 26 : After an extended two-month stay, on 28 March 2011, Kounotori 2 was detached from
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#1732801305049324-427: The PM. It is the location for many of the press conferences that take place on board the station. The Exposed Facility (EF), also known as "Terrace", is located outside the port cone of the PM (which is equipped with an airlock). The EF has twelve Exposed Facility Unit (EFU) ports which attach to Payload Interface Unit (PIU) connectors on EF-equipment exchange units (EF-EEUs). All experiment payloads are fully exposed to
351-737: The Pressurized Logistics Carrier (PLC) and 1,300 kilograms (2,900 lb) in the Unpressurized Logistics Carrier (ULC). Cargo in the PLC consists of spare system components (51% of cargo weight), food (24%), science experiment materials (10%), crew commodities (8%), and water (7%) i.e. 280 kilograms (620 lb) of water. It included the Kobairo (Gradient Heating Furnace) rack and a Multipurpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR). The Gradient Heating Furnace
378-647: The docking port by robotic hand at 15:29 UTC and released at 15:46 UTC. It reentered the Earth's atmosphere at around 03:09 UTC on 30 March. The reentry was logged by a Reentry Breakup Recorder , one of two carried to the station; the other was installed in the Johannes Kepler ATV and was intended to record its return, but failed to make contact following reentry; consequently, no data was retrieved. Japanese Experiment Module Kibō ( Japanese : きぼう , lit. ' Hope ' ) , also known as
405-536: The exterior of the space station. The berthing was completed at 14:51 UTC after bolts engaged inside the berthing port to firmly attach the spacecraft to the International Space Station. While Kounotori 2 was berthed to the ISS, the crew entered and removed the supplies from the HTV PLC. Space shuttle mission STS-133 arrived while Kounotori 2 was berthed to ISS. To avoid interference with
432-585: The external payload. Kounotori 2 was initially scheduled to launch on 20 January 2011, but this was postponed for two days due to a bad weather forecast. The H-IIB rocket with Kounotori 2 onboard was successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Center on 22 January 2011, 05:37:57 UTC. It made its rendezvous with the space station for a subsequent docking to the Harmony module 's nadir port on 27 January 2011. The space station's Space Station Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm2) grabbed Kounotori 2 at 11:41 UTC as
459-449: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HTV-2&oldid=1123881911 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kounotori 2 Kounotori 2 (こうのとり2号機, "white stork" ), also known as HTV-2 ,
486-564: The maiden flight of the HTV spacecraft. Once HTV had docked, the small fine arm was assembled by the crew and deployed outside the airlock to test it. The JEMRMS grappled the arm and unfolded it to flex the joints before stowing it onto the EF. The free end of the JEMRMS is able to use the same type of grapple fixtures that the Canadarm2 uses. Inter-orbit Communication System (ICS) consists of
513-563: The payload bay of the shuttle, Kounotori 2 was relocated from Harmony nadir port to zenith port. This was done on 18 February 2011, before the launch of STS-133. After space shuttle Discovery departed the International Space Station and the STS-133 mission was completed, on 10 March 2011, the ISS crew robotically relocated Kounotori 2 back to the nadir port of the Harmony module. The moving operation began at 11:49 UTC. The spacecraft
540-454: The space environment. For proper functioning of these experiments, the payload requires an orbital replacement unit (ORU), consisting of the electrical power system (EPS), communications and tracking (CT), and the thermal control system (TCS). Of the twelve ORUs, eight are replaceable by the JEMRMS while the other four are EVA -replaceable. The experiment logistics module (ELM) includes two sections: The JEM remote manipulator system (JEMRMS)
567-820: The station automatically. On 12 March 2007, the Experiment Logistics Module-Pressurized Section (ELM-PS), the main laboratory, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) from Japan . It was stored in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) until launched into orbit aboard Endeavour on 11 March 2008 as part of the STS-123 mission. On 30 May 2003, the Pressurized Module (PM) arrived at KSC from Japan. It
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#1732801305049594-537: The vehicles flew 350 kilometres (220 mi) over the southern Indian Ocean . Kounotori 2 was berthed to the space station using the Canadarm2. The Canadarm2 was controlled by Expedition 26 flight engineers Catherine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli using the Robotic Work Station (RWS) in the observatory module Cupola which provided them with increased situational awareness by enabling a 360° view of
621-544: Was attached to the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) at Harmony's Earth-facing nadir port at 16:19 UTC. The CBM bolts were fastened at 17:20. The five-hour-long moving operation was completed when the space station crew completed the connections of the electrical cables/lines between the Kounotori's Pressurized Logistics Module (PLC) and the Harmony module at 18:55 UTC. During the stay of Kounotori 2 at
648-592: Was disposed by jettisoning into orbit in February 2020 and reentered on March 17, 2023 over Sacramento, California. NASA launched the JEM complex over three flights using the Space Shuttle . The shuttle had a large payload bay which carried the modules into orbit along with the crew. This is in contrast to the Russian modules, which are launched into orbit on multistage Proton rockets and then rendezvous and dock with
675-644: Was launched in January 2011 and was the second flight of the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched by the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 2 (H-IIB F2) manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and JAXA . After the supplies were unloaded, Kounotori 2 was loaded with waste material from ISS, including used experiment equipment and used clothes. Kounotori 2
702-687: Was stored at the SSPF until launched into orbit aboard Discovery on 31 May 2008 as part of the STS-124 mission. On 3 June 2008, the PM was attached to the Harmony module. At first the ELM-PS, the small cargo bay, was connected to a temporary location on Harmony and later, on 6 June 2008, was moved to its final berthing location on top (zenith) of the main laboratory. The Exposed Facility (EF) and Experiment Logistics Module-External Section (ELM-ES) arrived at KSC on 24 September 2008. The two elements were launched on Endeavour on 15 July 2009 as part of
729-417: Was then unberthed and separated from the ISS and burned up upon reentering the atmosphere on 30 March 2011. Kounotori 2 is 4 metres (13 ft) across and about 10 metres (33 ft) long. It consists primarily of three parts: a Propulsion Module, an Avionics Module, and a Logistics Carrier. The propulsion module is installed at the rear of the Kounotori and is composed of the main engines for orbit change,
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