H-IIA
JPN Wikipedia 
Built & Operated By
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Commercial · founded 1884
Family
H-II
variant A
Maiden Flight
29 AUG 2001
About
H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
53 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch Mass
445 T
Thrust
1,078 kN
Stages
2
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Consecutive
2
Performance
To LEO
15,000 kg
To GTO
6,000 kg
Launch Cost
$90.0M