Space · launch vehicle
H-IIA 202
MHI
RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
35
Success rate
100%
35 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
10,000 kg
Payload to GTO
4,100 kg
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesStatus
RetiredFirst flight
29 Aug 2001Reusable
NoHeight
53 mDiameter
4 mLaunch mass
285 tLiftoff thrust
2,260 kNStages
2Launch cost
$90,000,000Booster landings
—Links
WikipediaAbout
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.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026