HTV-7
Success
SEP 22201817:52:27 UTCJapan's uncrewed HTV-7 cargo ship carried about 6,200 kg to the International Space Station, including six lithium-ion batteries to replace older nickel-hydrogen ones on the station's exterior. Liftoff slipped from 10 September ahead of Typhoon Mangkhut.
Three CubeSats, SPATIUM-I, RSP-00 and STARS-Me, flew inside the cargo ship and were deployed from the station on 6 October 2018.
LIFTOFF
SEP 22 201817:52:27 UTC
Success
launched from LA-Y / 2 Tanegashima
aboard H2B F7 into LEO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Payloads · 4
- 01
HTV-7
Space station resupply
- 02
SPATIUM-I
Technology demonstration
- 03
RSP-00
Technology demonstration
- 04
STARS-Me (Tenryū)
Technology demonstration

