HTV-X

HTV-X
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Country of originJapan
OperatorJAXA
ApplicationsISS resupply
Specifications
Spacecraft typeCargo
Launch mass16,000 kg (35,000 lb)[1]
Payload capacityPressurised: 4,070 kg (8,970 lb)
Unpressurised: 1,750 kg (3,860 lb)[2]
VolumePressurised: 78 m3 (2,800 cu ft)[1]
Power3 kW[1]
Design life
  • 6 months (berthed to ISS)[1]
  • 1.5 years (after departure from ISS)[2]
Dimensions
Length8 m (26 ft)
Diameter4.4 m (14 ft)
Production
StatusIn development
Maiden launchNET October 2025[3]
Related spacecraft
Derived fromH-II Transfer Vehicle
Launch vehicleH3

New Space Station Resupply Vehicle (新型宇宙ステーション補給機, Shingata Uchū Sutēshon Hokyūki), tentatively called HTV-X, is an expendable Japanese cargo spacecraft under development by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to be used for International Space Station (ISS) resupply missions, as the successor of H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV). As of April 2025, the first flight is planned to be launched no earlier than October 2025.

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