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2012 News

2012 News

2012/09/14
IHI developed “Made in Japan" thrusters flown on the H-Ⅱ Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI 3" (HTV3)

H-ⅡTransfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI 3" (HTV3) was launched on the H-ⅡB launch vehicle No.3 on July 21 2012. The KOUNOTORI 3 left the International Space station (ISS) on September 12, 2012 and re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on September 14, 2012. The KOUNOTORI 3 successfully completed its entire cargo supply mission to the ISS. IHI Aerospace developed made-in-Japan thrusters are on-board as main engines and attitude control thrusters for the KOUNOTORI 3, instead of foreign company made engines and thrusters used for HTV1 and HTV2. By this flight IHI Aerospace successfully added two kinds of flight proven thrusters in our existing product line. IA developed four 490N main engines (HBT-5) for orbit transfer and twenty eight 120N Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters (HBT-1) for orbit and attitude control. Both engines use Mono-Methyl hydrazine (MMH) as fuel and Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen (MON3) as oxidizer. IHI Aerospace developed and manufactured these made-in-Japan thrusters under the contract with JAXA. Especially, newly developed 120N thruster is the first domestically developed MON3/MMH bi-propellant engines. All IA developed engines and thrusters on the KOUNOTORI 3 were worked perfectly with expected performance and contributed mission success.

2012/09/14
IHI Aerospace developed re-entry observation system (i-Ball) on the H-Ⅱ Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI 3" (HTV3) successfully acquired data taken during re-entry

IHI Aerospace developed re-entry observation system (i-Ball) made its first flight on the H-Ⅱ Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI 3" (HTV3), and reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 2: 27 pm on September 14, 2012 (JST). It made its splashdown landing on the ocean at 51.867 degrees south latitude and 129.017 degrees west longitude around 3:03 pm on the same day. Expected data including pictures taken by the i-Ball while the HTV3 was making its destructive re-entry are successfully transferred from the i-Ball and detailed analyses are currently in progress. IHI Aerospace developed and manufactured the i-Ball.

2012/08/10
Exhibition at the 48th Farnborough International Airshow

IHI Aerospace Co. Ltd (IA, Headquarters: Tokyo, President and CEO: Mr. Shigeki Kinai) participated and hosted exhibition booth in the 48th Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, England from July 9th to July 15th 2012.
The 3kW PEM fuel cell stack and panels of the regenerative fuel cells (RFCs) for Stratospheric Platform (SPF) airship project under contract with JAXA were exhibited and got a great deal of attention from visitors.
RFC is the system that generates and stores the electric power like other secondary batteries. RFC stores excess energy which was generated by photovoltaic power generation and/or power generators in the form of hydrogen and oxygen gas. RFC provides the electric power by the chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen when needed. One of the most significant characteristics of RFC is the high-energy density capability. Therefore, RFC can offer significant advantages over other secondary batteries.
IA focuses on improving of RFC capabilities as the light weight electrical energy source for the expected power source applications for high altitude long endurance unmanned vehicle/airship, satellite, lunar base, marine system, and isolated area, etc.

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2012/08/10
IHI Aerospace Names Shigeki Kinai, as President and CEO

Tokyo, JAPAN, August 10, 2012 IHI Aerospace Co. Ltd. (IA) is proud to announce that Shigeki Kinai started to serve as its President and CEO, effective June 20th, 2012. Kinai succeeds Kiyoshi Ishii, IA President and CEO since June 2008, who will continue in his role as IA Chairman. As Kinai transitions into his new role, Ishii will work with him to assure a smooth transition across the portfolio of IA programs and customers. Kinai has ample experience in the aerospace and defense industry, working for 34 years with IA. Kinai most recently served as a director for IA. IHI Aerospace is one of leading companies in Japanese aerospace and defense industry. Additional information about IHI Aerospace can be obtained by visiting the companies' websites at http://www.ihi.co.jp/ia/en/

2012/05/18
Launch of H-ⅡA Launch Vehicle No. 21

The H-ⅡA launch vehicle No. 21 was launched on May 18, 2012, at 1:39 a.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center, and sent the Global Changing Observation Mission 1st - Water “SHIZUKU"(GCOM-W1) and the KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite 3 (KOMPSAT-3) into its scheduled orbit. IHI Aerospace was responsible for development and manufacturing of “SHIZUKU" (GCOM-W1) propulsion module. IHI Aerospace was involved at every step in the development and manufacture of the H-ⅡA's solid rocket boosters (SRB-A), rocket separation ordnance, and gas jet system for second-stage attitude control, and also provided support for the liftoff at the launch site. IHI Aerospace is one of leading companies in Japanese aerospace and defense industry. Additional information about IHI Aerospace can be obtained by visiting the companies' websites at http://www.ihi.co.jp/ia/en/

2012/04/24
Exhibition at the 3rd Space Propulsion 2012 in Bordeaux, France

IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd. is proud to announce our exhibition (Booth No. 9) at the 3rd Space Propulsion 2012 in Bordeaux, France from May 7th to 10th (http://www.propulsion2012.com/). If you are interested in our products (http://www.ihi.co.jp/ia/en/) and know more details, please feel free to contact us from “contact us" page for arranging on-site meeting. We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference.

2012/04/14
Exhibit at the 28th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO USA

IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd. is proud to announce our exhibition at the 28th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO. USA from April 16th to 19th with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.(MHI) and NEC Corporation. If you are interested in our products (http://www.ihi.co.jp/ia/en/) and know more details, please feel free to contact us for arranging on-site meeting. We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference.

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