H-IIB 304 (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
The H-IIB 304 is a non-reusable, inactive launch vehicle manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (established in 1884). It undertook its inaugural launch on 09/10/2009.
H-IIB (H2B) is an expendable launch system used to launch H-II Transfer Vehicles (HTV, or Kounotori) towards the International Space Station. H-IIB rockets are liquid-fuelled with solid-fuel strap-on boosters and are launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and JAXA have been primarily responsible for design, manufacture, and operation of H-IIB.
H-IIB 304 Specifications
| Variant | 304 |
|---|---|
| Length | 56.6 m |
| Diameter | 5.2 m |
| Stages | 2 |
| Launch Mass | 551 T |
| Takeoff Thrust | 9000 kN |
| LEO Capacity | 16500 kg |
| GTO Capacity | 8000 kg |
| Launch Cost | $112,500,000 |
H-IIB 304 Launch Record
| Total Launches | 9 |
|---|---|
| Successful Launches | 9 |
| Consecutive Successful Launches | 9 |
Manufacturer
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.