Spaceflight Now | HTV Mission Report | H-2B rocket poised on launch pad

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		Rocket: H-2B Payload: H-2 Transfer Vehicle Date: September 10, 2009 Window: 1701 GMT (1:01 p.m. EDT) Site: Launch Pad 2, Yoshinobu Launch Complex, Tanegashima, Japan Mission Status Center Preview story Launch story Tanegashima sunset Launch events timeline Ground track map Rendezvous preview story Station arrival story Station departure story HTV mission ends HTV events timeline

H-2B rocket poised on launch pad

This collection of images shows the maiden H-2B rocket sitting at Launch Pad No. 2 of the Yoshinobu launch complex as the sun sets over scenic Tanegashima, Japan. The new rocket is being readied to launch the first H-2 Transfer Vehicle with supplies for the International Space Station.

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

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