The HTV-8 Japanese cargo craft was released from station at 1:21pm ET on Nov. 1, flying 261 miles over the Pacific Ocean just west off the coast of California. | International Space Station

Capture of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's HTV-8 cargo vehicle occured while both the station and HTV-8 were orbiting 262 miles over the south African country of Angola at 7:12am ET this morning. | International Space Station

405K views · 3.7K reactions | Liftoff of Japan's HTV-9 cargo craft to the station at 1:31 p.m. EDT! The space freighter is due to arrive at 6:45 a.m. on Monday. go.nasa.gov/3gaU5nZ | International Space Station | Facebook