H-IIA

Built & Operated By
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Commercial · founded 1884
Family
H-II
variant 2024
Maiden Flight
4 FEB 2002
About
The H-IIA rocket family is an expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid fuelled rocket has been used to launch satellites, lunar spacecraft and planetary science craft.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
53 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch Mass
347 T
Stages
2
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
7
Successful
6
Failed
1
Consecutive
3
Performance
To GTO
5,000 kg