HTV-X1 is the first flight and the technical demonstration mission of HTV-X, an uncrewed expendable

cargo spacecraft Cargo spacecraft are robotic spacecraft that are designed to carry cargo, possibly to support space stations' operation by transporting food, propellant and other supplies. This is different from a space probe, whose missions are to conduct sci ...

. , it is intended to be launched in January 2024 and to resupply the

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...

(ISS).

Cargo

In addition to the primary mission of carrying the resupply cargo to the ISS, HTV-X1 will carry the following payloads: * i-SEEP * Technology demonstration of lightweight expandable flat antenna * Mt.FUJI, a technology demonstration for satellite laser ranging * Microsatellites to be deployed from HTV-X1 after departure from ISS

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