H-IIA 202
H-II family
· built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
· maiden flight 2001-08-29
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-15T20:08:04.839063+00:00 | 7531-09-01
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.
Specifications
53.0 mLength
4.0 mDiameter
285 tLaunch mass
2Stages
2260 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
10000 kgTo LEO
4100 kgTo GTO
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
35Total launches
35Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
35In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Aug 29, 2001 07:00 UTCEarliest tracked
Jun 28, 2025 16:33 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H-IIA 202 | GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW) | Jun 28, 2025 16:33 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 8 | Sep 26, 2024 05:24 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 8 | Jan 12, 2024 04:44 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | XRISM & SLIM | Sep 06, 2023 23:42 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 7 | Jan 26, 2023 01:50 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | QZS-1R | Oct 26, 2021 02:19 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | JDRS-1 | Nov 29, 2020 07:25 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | Hope (Emirates Mars Mission) | Jul 19, 2020 21:58 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 7 | Feb 09, 2020 01:34 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2 | Oct 29, 2018 04:08 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 6 | Jun 12, 2018 04:20 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 6 | Feb 27, 2018 04:34 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | GCOM-C1 & SLATS | Dec 23, 2017 01:26 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | Michibiki 4 (QZS-4) | Oct 09, 2017 22:01 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | Michibiki 2 (QZS-2) | Jun 01, 2017 00:17 UTC | Success |