H-IIA 202 (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)

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- Length: 53 m
- Diameter: 4 m
- Launch Mass: 285 T
- LEO Capacity: 10000 kg
- GTO Capacity: 4100 kg
- Launch Cost: $90,000,000
The H-IIA 202, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries established in 1884, undertook its inaugural launch on 08/29/2001, is non-reusable and is active.
H-IIA 202 has 34 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 34 launches, currently with 1 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.
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. n nMHI'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.