Rocket file · LV-48
H-IIA 204
H-IIA 204 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It stands 53.0 m tall, first flew on 18 December 2006. It has flown 5 times with 5 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
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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
H-IIA is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesH-IIA 204 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has H-IIA 204 flown?
- 5 times, with 5 successes and 0 failures.
- What is H-IIA 204's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 5 successful flights out of 5 attempts.
- How much can H-IIA 204 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists H-IIA 204 at no figure to low Earth orbit and 6,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is H-IIA 204 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists H-IIA 204 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.
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