H-IIA204

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Maiden flight: 18 December 2006 · Wikipedia (opens in new tab)

H-IIA (H2A) was an 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.

Recent launches

H-IIA 204 | Inmarsat-6 F1

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

22 December 2021Save H-IIA 204 | Inmarsat-6 F1☆

H-IIA 204 | Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

19 August 2017Save H-IIA 204 | Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)☆

H-IIA 204 | DSN 2 (Kirameki 2)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

24 January 2017Save H-IIA 204 | DSN 2 (Kirameki 2)☆

H-IIA 204 | Telstar 12 VANTAGE

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

24 November 2015Save H-IIA 204 | Telstar 12 VANTAGE☆

H-IIA 204 | Kiku-8

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

18 December 2006Save H-IIA 204 | Kiku-8☆