Japan launched unmanned spacecraft

At 2 am September 11 (local time), Japan successfully launched the H-2B missile from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, carrying the country's first unmanned HTV spacecraft. this into space.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said after 15 minutes of being launched, HTV has separated from the H-2B boosters and entered orbit.

H-2B rocket of Japan.(Photo: AP)

This is the first time Japan has used H-2B missiles to launch spacecraft into space. H-2B boosters developed by JAXA in collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. fabricated on the basis of H-2A rocket enhancement.

With a length of 10m and a diameter of 4.4m, HTV carries about 4.5 tons of goods, including dried or frozen food, bread, clothes and soap as well as the observation decks save SMILES for Japan's Kibo Laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Subsequently, the waste materials from ISS will be loaded onto HTV and the spacecraft will return to Earth.

JAXA said that according to the agreement with the countries participating in the ISS construction project, from now to 2015, Japan will launch an unmanned spacecraft each year into space.

Scientists hope the spacecraft will play an important role in transporting goods between the Earth and ISS after the US shuttle fleet expires next year.