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Earth-Observing Camera to Launch to International Space Station

A remote-controlled Earth-observing camera system called ISERV will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's third H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) this week. Once installed, the system will be directed by researchers on the ground to acquire imagery of specific areas of the globe for disaster analysis and environmental studies.
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NASA TV Coverage Set For Launch, Capture Of Japanese Cargo Ship

NASA Television coverage of the launch and arrival of an unpiloted cargo spacecraft to supply the International Space Station will begin at 01:15 UT, Saturday, July 21. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) "Kounotori 3" H-II Transfer Vehicle, or HTV-3, is set to launch at 02:06 July 21 (11:06 a.m. Japan time on July 21) from the Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan.
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 KOUNOTORI 3 revealed to the media at TNSC

On June 1 (Fri.), the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI 3" (HTV3, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station) was revealed to the media at the Spacecraft and Fairing Assembly Building 2 at the Tanegashima Space Centre.
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Launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI3" (HTV3) Aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 3

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. whave announced that the launch of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 3 (H-IIB F3) with the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI3" (HTV3, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station) onboard was reported to the Space Activities Commission (SAC) as follows:

Scheduled date of launch: July 21 (Saturday), 2012 (Japan Standard Time, JST)
Launch time : Around 11:18 a.m. (JST)
Launch windows : July 22 (Sunday) through August 31 (Friday), 2012 (JST)
Launch Site : Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center



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