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H-II

RETIRED
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H-II launch vehicle, operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Built & Operated By

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Commercial · founded 1884

Family

H-II

Maiden Flight

3 FEB 1994

About

The H-II rocket was a Japanese satellite launch system which flew seven times between 1994 and 1999 with 5 successes. It was developed by NASDA in order to give Japan a capability to launch larger satellites in the 1990s. It was the first two stage liquid fuelled rocket Japan made using only domestic technologies.

Vehicle Specifications

Height

49 m

Diameter

4 m

Launch Mass

260 T

Stages

2

Configuration

Expendable

Launch Record

Total Launches

7

Successful

6

Failed

1

Performance

To LEO

10,060 kg

To GTO

3,930 kg

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