N-2 (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
The N-2, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries established in 1884, undertook its inaugural launch on 02/11/1981, is non-reusable and is inactive.
N-2 has 8 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 8 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
The N-II or N-2 was a derivative of the American Delta rocket, produced under licence in Japan. It replaced the N-I-rocket in Japanese use. It used a Thor-ELT first stage, a Delta-F second stage, nine Castor SRMs, and on most flights either a Star-37E or Burner-2 upper stage, identical to the US Delta 0100 series configurations. Eight were launched between 1981 and 1987, before it was replaced by the H-I, which featured Japanese-produced upper stages. All eight launches were successful.
- Length: 35 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 132 T
- LEO Capacity: 2000 kg
- GTO Capacity: 730 kg
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.
