HTV-8 KOUNOTORI8 - H-2B (F8) - СК Йошинобу, КЦ Танегасима - 24.09.2019, 16:05 UTC

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/09/24/h-2b-htv-8-mission-status-center-2/

09/24/2019 16:37 Stephen Clark

In the past few hours, launch teams at Tanegashima have loaded super-cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen into both stages of the H-2B rocket. The H-2B's twin LE-7A first stage engines and single LE-5B upper stage engine will consume the cryogenic propellant mix during today's 15-minute launch sequence.

Checkouts of the rocket's guidance and telemetry systems are also reported complete, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the H-2B's prime contractor.

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Трансляция пуска от NVS group, запланированная на 18:30 ДМВ, начнётся на полчаса раньше - в 18:00 ДМВ

ネコビデオ ビジュアル ソリューションズ‏ @nvslive 26 мин. назад

【あと1時間】H-2Bロケット8号機によるこうのとり8号機の打上げを種子島宇宙センターから中継します。 ※当初0:30予定でしたが30分繰り上げてスタート予定です

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MHI Launch Services‏ @MHI_LS 1 мин. назад

2回目の姿勢制御系フライトスリューテストを終了しました。
The second attitude control system flight slew test has been completed.

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MHI Launch Services‏ @MHI_LS 5 мин.5 минут назад

打上げ時刻60分前の最終カウントダウン作業に"Go"の指令がかかりました。
The green light has been given to the X-60 minutes terminal countdown operation.
#H2BF8

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MHI Launch Services‏ @MHI_LS 6 мин. назад

打上げ60分前です。最終カウントダウン作業が開始されました。
It is 60 minutes before launch. The final countdown operation has started.
#H2BF8

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09/24/2019 18:35 Stephen Clark

T-minus 30 minutes. Some statistics on today's launch:

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• 8th H-2B rocket launch since 2009
  
• 55th H-2 family launch since 1994
  
• 1st launch from Tanegashima in 2019
  

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09/24/2019 18:44 Stephen Clark

At the time of launch, the International Space Station will by flying over the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The HTV supply ship will reach the space station early Saturday.