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The HTV-4 spacecraft is scheduled to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere 7th September, 2013.
The spacecraft will to burn-up over the South Pacific ocean.

Kounotori 4 undocked from the ISS at 12:20 EDT on 4th September 2013.

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Bye-Bye HTV-4

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International Space Station astronaut Karen Nyberg of NASA used the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the Japanese HTV-4 cargo ship on Sept. 4, after its month stay at the orbital outpost. The cargo craft, dubbed "Kounotori" --- the Japanese word for "white stork" --- by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), arrived at the station Aug. 9 filled with more than 3 tons of supplies and spare parts for the crew. It will be commanded to deorbit on Sept. 7, headed for a destructive entry into the Pacific Ocean.



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HTV-4 Launch 8/4/2013

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A Japanese H-2B rocket is scheduled to launch the HTV-4 (Kounotori 4) Transfer Vehicle, from the Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan at 19:48 UT, 3rd August, 2013.

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The H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 4 (H-IIB F4) carrying the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV4 a cargo transporter to the International Space Station) will be launched on August 4 2013 (Sunday Japan Standard Time.)
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) decided to schedule the launch of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 4 (H-IIB F4) with the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI4" (HTV4, cargo transporter to the International Space Station) onboard from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Centre, at ~4:48 a.m. August 4 (Sunday), 2013 (Japan Standard Time, JST).
The launch windows extends from Aug. 5 (Mon.) through Sept. 30 (Mon.), 2013.

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