Space enthusiasts and sky-watchers will be able to see the International Space Station over the western sky on Wednesday as it passes overhead.
Experts have said that a second vehicle, the The "Kounotori" H-II Transfer Vehicle-5 (HTV-5) from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will also be visible from the planet, while it makes its journey to the ISS to delivermuch needed supplies. The ISS will appear in thewestern sky at 9:16 pm and it will be at its highest point in the south-western sky at 9:17 pm then it will disappear towards the south at 9:19 pm. Experts said that, the supply vehicle will be visible ten minutes after that making the journey towards the ISS.
The H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori is on a five day trip to the ISS. Kounotori means "white stork" or the purveyor of joyful things in Japanese. The HTV-5 has solar panels wrapped and this will result in some bright flares at it passes overhead. Experts said that the Kounotori will not be as bright as the ISS but it will be visible from the planet and it will appear a bit lower in the southwestern sky than the ISS. Kounotori will appear at 9:24 pm and will disappear in the southern sky after about 2 minutes.
The Kounotori from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will deliver more than 9,500 pounds of research and supplies for the six-person station crew.
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