HTV-X1
HTV-X1 is the first flight and the technical demonstration mission of HTV-X, an uncrewed expendable cargo spacecraft. As of December 2023, it is intended to be launched in 2025 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).[1]
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | HTV-X1 |
| Spacecraft type | HTV-X |
| Manufacturer | MHI |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2025 (planned)[1] |
| Rocket | H3-24W[2] |
| Launch site | Tanegashima LA-Y2 |
| Contractor | MHI |
| Berthing at ISS | |
Cargo
In addition to the primary mission of carrying the resupply cargo to the ISS, HTV-X1 will carry the following payloads:[2]
- i-SEEP, an exposed experiment platform
- DELIGHT, a technology demonstration of lightweight expandable flat antenna
- Mt.FUJI, a technology demonstration for satellite laser ranging
- Microsatellites to be deployed from HTV-X1 after departure from ISS
References
- "宇宙基本計画⼯程表 (令和５年度改訂)" [Basic Plan on Space Policy (2023 Revision)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Cabinet Office. 22 December 2023. p. 45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- 新型宇宙ステーション補給機（HTV‐X）の開発状況について (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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