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Kounotori 3 ((日本語:こうのとり3号機); English: "white stork"), also known as HTV-3, is the third Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle. It was launched on 21 July 2012 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 3 (H-IIB F3) manufactured by MHI and JAXA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=H-ⅡB Launch Vehicle )〕 Kounotori 3 arrived at the ISS on 27 July 2012, and Expedition 32 Flight Engineer and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide used the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to install Kounotori 3, to its docking port on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module at 14:34 GMT. After the supplies are unloaded, Kounotori 3 was loaded with waste material from ISS, including used experiment equipment and used clothes. Then Kounotori 3 was unberthed from the ISS on September 11 and burned up upon reentering the atmosphere on September 14, 2012. == Specifications== Major changes of Kounotori 3 from previous Kounotori are: * Change of thrusters to the ones by IHI Aerospace: 500 N class HBT-5 and 120 N class HBT-1 thrusters * Change of communication equipment * First use of EP-MP (Exposed Pallet - Multi-Purpose) * a re-designed pallet that is somewhat lighter than the previous ones * Simplification of Exposed Palette holding mechanism Ground operation was improved to allow more late access cargo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kounotori 3」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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