HTV-6 Launch Profile

Launch Timeline

Time	Event	Altitude	Velocity	Range
T-00:05.4	LE-7A Engine Ignition	0km	0km/s	0km
T-0	Liftoff	0km	0km/s	0km
T+00:10	Launch Azimuth: 108.5deg
T+01:54	SRB Burnout	53km	1.9km/s	51km
T+02:04	1st SRB Pair Jettison	61km	1.9km/s	64km
T+02:07	2nd SRB Pair Jettison	63km	1.9km/s	68km
T+03:40	Payload Fairing Jettison	120km	2.9km/s	245km
T+05:47	First Stage Shutdown MECO	184km	5.6km/s	707km
T+05:54	Stage Separation	189km	5.6km/s	747km
T+06:01	Second Stage Ignition	194km	5.6km/s	781km
T+14:20	Second Stage Cutoff - SECO	289km	7.7km/s	3,725km
T+15:11	Spacecraft Separation	287km	7.7km/s	4,080km
T+1:39:05	Second Stage Ignition - Idle Mode	307km	7.7km/s
T+1:39:58	Second Stage Cutoff 2	305km	7.6km/s

Ground Track Map

Image: JAXA

Launch Data

Launch Vehicle: H-IIB F6

Launch Site: Tanegashima Space Center

Launch Date: December 9, 2016
T-0 Time: 13:26:47 UTC
Rendezvous: December 13, 2016
Time: ~11 UTC
Berthing Port: Node 2 Nadir

H-IIB Insertion Orbit:
Perigee: 200 Kilometers
Apogee: 300 Kilometers
Inclination: 51.77 Degrees

Space Station Orbit:
Orbit: 401 by 410 Kilometers
Inclination: 51.64 Degrees
Period: 92.68min

Downrange Closure Areas

Image: JAXA