FILE PHOTO: This image made from video provided by NASA and SpaceX shows the docked SpaceX capsule to the International Space Station Saturday Aug. 2, 2025. - NASA and SpaceX via AP
TOKYO: The new Japanese unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft, designed to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), will be launched in October, Sputnik/Ria Novosti reported Friday (Aug 22), citing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
The HTV-X1 is expected to launch at 10.58 am local time (1.58 am GMT) on October 21 from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima Prefecture.
"Time will be determined by the updated orbit of the International Space Station," JAXA said in a statement.
The spacecraft is eight metres long and 4.4 metres in diameter. The ship's launch weight is approximately 16 tonnes. It is designed to replace HTV cargo ships and is capable of delivering about 4.07 tonnes of cargo to orbits 300 to 500 kilometres high.
The HTV-X1 can remain docked to the ISS for up to six months. - Bernama/Sputnik/Ria Novosti
