H-II Transfer Vehicle
Located in Japan on an island south of Kyūshū, the Tanegashima Space Center (TCS) is the launch site for H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), called , used to resupply the "Kibō" Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and the ISS. The name "Kounotori" was chosen for the HTV by JAXA because "a white stork carries an image of conveying an important thing (a baby, happiness, and other joyful things), therefore, it precisely expresses the HTV's mission to transport essential materials to the ISS".