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H3-30

MHI ACTIVE
At a glance
Launches
1
3 pending
Success rate
100%
1 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
—
Payload to GTO
2,300 kg
Status
Active
First flight
12 Jun 2026
Reusable
No
Height
63 m
Diameter
5.27 m
Launch mass
274 t
Liftoff thrust
4,413 kN
Stages
2
Launch cost
$50,000,000
Booster landings
—
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About

The H3 Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system in development in Japan. H3 rockets are liquid-propellant rockets with strap-on solid rocket boosters and are planned to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and the JAXA have been responsible for the design, manufacture, and operation of the H3.