H-IIA 202
H-II familyMitsubishi Heavy IndustriesRetired
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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 2,260 kN
- Height
- 53 m
- Diameter
- 4 m
- Launch mass
- 285 t
- Stages
- 2
- Launch cost
- $90M
- LEO capacity
- 10,000 kg
- GTO capacity
- 4,100 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
35flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate35 of 35
0failuresincluding partial failures
35success streakcurrent
First flight August 29, 2001 · latest June 28, 2025 · 16:33 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for H-IIA flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |