H-II

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