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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Successful Re-entry of Japanese HTV2

The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI2" (HTV2) successfully re-entered the atmosphere over the East Coast of New Zealand after the third de-orbit maneuver at 11:44 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 (JST). The HTV2 successfully accomplished the main objective of shipping cargo to the International Space Station, and completed all of its mission objectives over 67 days with today's re-entry.

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