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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Space launch company detailed information

12/AUG/1986

27/AUG/1987

19/FEB/1988

16/SEP/1988

5/SEP/1989

7/FEB/1990

28/AUG/1990

25/AUG/1991

11/FEB/1992

10/SEP/2009

Kounotori 1 (HTV-1)

20/MAY/2010

Akatsuki (Planet-C)

11/SEP/2010

Michibiki (QZS-1)

22/JAN/2011

Kounotori 2 (HTV-2)

23/SEP/2011

12/DEC/2011

17/MAY/2012

21/JUL/2012

Kounotori 3 (HTV-3)

27/JAN/2013

IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V

3/AUG/2013

Kounotori 4 (HTV-4)

27/FEB/2014

24/MAY/2014

7/OCT/2014

3/DEC/2014

1/FEB/2015

IGS Radar Spare

26/MAR/2015

19/AUG/2015

Kounotori 5 (HTV-5)

24/NOV/2015

Telstar 12 VANTAGE

17/FEB/2016

Astro-H (Hitomi)

2/NOV/2016

9/DEC/2016

Kounotori 6 (HTV-6)

24/JAN/2017

DSN 2 (Kirameki 2)

17/MAR/2017

1/JUN/2017

Michibiki 2 (QZS-2)

19/AUG/2017

Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)

9/OCT/2017

Michibiki 4 (QZS-4)

23/DEC/2017

GCOM-C1 & SLATS

12/JUN/2018

22/SEP/2018

Kounotori 7 (HTV-7)

29/OCT/2018

KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2

24/SEP/2019

Kounotori 8 (HTV-8)

9/FEB/2020

20/MAY/2020

Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)

19/JUL/2020

Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)

29/NOV/2020

26/OCT/2021

22/DEC/2021

26/JAN/2023

7/MAR/2023

ALOS-3 (Maiden flight)

12/JAN/2024

17/FEB/2024

VEP 4, CE-SAT-1E & TIRSAT

1/JUL/2024

Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4)

26/SEP/2024

4/NOV/2024

DSN 3 (Kirameki 3)

2/FEB/2025

Michibiki 6 (QZS-6)

26/OCT/2025

22/DEC/2025

Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)

12/JUN/2026

H3-30 Test Flight

10/AUG/2026

Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)

19/OCT/2026

Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)

31/DEC/2026

31/DEC/2026

31/DEC/2026

31/DEC/2026

Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX)

30/JUN/2027

JSDF SDA satellite

30/JUN/2027

IGS Optical Diversification 1

31/DEC/2027

31/DEC/2027

IGS Optical Diversification 2

31/DEC/2027

Mid-Inclination Rideshare

31/MAR/2028

20/APR/2028

20/APR/2028

DESTINY+ & RAMSES

31/DEC/2028

ispace Mission 3 ULTRA H-1 H3 H3-22 H3-24 H3-30 H-II H-IIA H-IIA H-IIA H-IIA H-IIA H-IIA 204 H-IIB N-2 N-I

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Known as MHI

JPN Official site

Next Launch

Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)

19 OCT 2026 · H3-24

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Type

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Founded

1884

15 launchers · 0 spacecraft

About

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.

Total Launches

56

Successful

54

Failed

2

Pending

9

Success Streak

0

All Launches 72

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12
AUG

1986

Ajisai

27
AUG

1987

Kiku 5

19
FEB

1988

Sakura 3A

16
SEP

1988

Sakura 3B

5
SEP

1989

Himawari 4

7
FEB

1990

Momo 1b

28
AUG

1990

Yuri 3A

25
AUG

1991

Yuri 3B

Launchers 15

H-I

H3

H3-22

H3-24

H3-30

H-II

H-IIA 204

H-IIA

H-IIA 202

H-IIA 2022

H-IIA 2024

H-IIA 204

H-IIB 304

N-2

N-I

Spacecraft

No known spacecraft have been associated with this company