Launched the H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) from Tanegashima, delivering cargo to the ISS. It berthed with the station on 27 July 2012 and was released in September before burning up on reentry.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 20.6 T
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 9 H-IIB 304 flights
- Date and time
- 21 July 2012, 02:06 UTC
- Rocket
- H-IIB 304
- Builder
- MHI
- Launch site
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Resupply
- International designator
- 2012-038
- Launches in 2012
- 40th of 78
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