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H-IIA 202 (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)

H-IIA
Photo Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

The H-IIA 202 is a non-reusable, inactive launch vehicle manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (established in 1884). It undertook its inaugural launch on 08/29/2001.

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.

H-IIA 202 Specifications

Technical specifications for H-IIA 202
Variant202
Length53 m
Diameter4 m
Stages2
Launch Mass285 T
Takeoff Thrust2260 kN
LEO Capacity10000 kg
GTO Capacity4100 kg
Launch Cost$90,000,000

H-IIA 202 Launch Record

Launch statistics for H-IIA 202
Total Launches35
Successful Launches35
Consecutive Successful Launches35

Manufacturer

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

President: Seiji Izumisawa

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group.

MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.

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