Rocket file · LV-321
H-IIA 2022
H-IIA 2022 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It stands 53.0 m tall, first flew on 26 February 2005. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About H-IIA
The H-IIA rocket family is an expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid fuelled rocket has been used to launch satellites, lunar spacecraft and planetary science craft.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
H-IIA is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesH-IIA 2022 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has H-IIA 2022 flown?
- 3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
- What is H-IIA 2022's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- How much can H-IIA 2022 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists H-IIA 2022 at no figure to low Earth orbit and 4,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is H-IIA 2022 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists H-IIA 2022 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.
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