H-IIA 202 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Family: H-II
- Length: 53 m
- Diameter: 4 m
- Launch Mass: 285 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 10000 kg
The H-IIA 202, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries established in 1884, undertook its inaugural launch on 08/29/2001. Notably, H-IIA 202 has 33 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 33 launches, currently with 2 pending launches in the pipeline.
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.
