H-IIA 202 (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
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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.
- Length: 53 m
- Diameter: 4 m
- Launch Mass: 285 T
- LEO Capacity: 10000 kg
- GTO Capacity: 4100 kg
- Launch Cost: $90,000,000
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.
