Japanese Cargo Spacecraft Has Left The ISS : JAXA Update
The unmanned cargo spacecraft that Japan had sent to the ISS has is done with its duties and has left the International Space Station; reports Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency aka JAXA. The KOUNOTORI5 (HTV5) was captured by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System aka SSRMS and was moved to the point of release below the space station. The craft was then released into the orbit at about 1:53 AM (Japan Local Time) on September 29th.
The spacecraft had carried about 5.5 metric tons of cargo containing foods supplies, experimental equipments and other general supplies to the ISS. Japanese astronaut, 45 year old Kimiya Yui is on a long term mission at the ISS. Yui operated the robotic arms that separated the KOUNTOURI 5 from the station.
The craft will move away from the ISS to a safe location to fire its engines for a controlled reentry into Earth's atmosphere. It's expected that the intense heat generated due to air-friction will burn the craft over the Pacific Ocean.
The detailed report of entire operation is available on the source link below. Those of you with some extra time to spare may go through a video log of the separation mission -
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The spacecraft had carried about 5.5 metric tons of cargo containing foods supplies, experimental equipments and other general supplies to the ISS. Japanese astronaut, 45 year old Kimiya Yui is on a long term mission at the ISS. Yui operated the robotic arms that separated the KOUNTOURI 5 from the station.
The craft will move away from the ISS to a safe location to fire its engines for a controlled reentry into Earth's atmosphere. It's expected that the intense heat generated due to air-friction will burn the craft over the Pacific Ocean.
The detailed report of entire operation is available on the source link below. Those of you with some extra time to spare may go through a video log of the separation mission -
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