JAXA - HTV2 Mission patch.
March 30, 2011 (JST)
The H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI2" (HTV2) successfully re-entered the atmosphere after the third de-orbit maneuver at 11:44 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 (JST).
The HTV2 successfully accomplished the main objective of shipping cargo to the International Space Station, and completed all of its missions over 67 days with today's re-entry.
HTV2 re-entry (Artist's view)
The estimated times for re-entry and water landing are as follows: (Times are in JST)
Estimated re-entry time*:
around 0:09 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Estimated water landing time:
between 0:21 and 0:41 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
*Altitude at 120 km
Reference link: For more details, please refer to the following website: http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/htv/
Images, Text, Credit: JAXA.
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