H3 | Mid-Inclination Rideshare
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
2027
Rocket file · LV-30
H3
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3 · IN SERVICE
H3 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It stands 63.0 m tall. It hasn't flown yet. Its next flight is H3 | Mid-Inclination Rideshare for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, no earlier than 2027.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height63.0 m
Diameter5.3 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTO6,500 kg
Maiden flightNOT ON FILE
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$50M
StatusIN SERVICE
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
NO FLIGHTS
Total flights0
Successful0
Failed0
Success rateNO DATA
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled2
About H3
The H3 Launch Vehicle is a Japanese expendable launch system. H3 rockets are liquid-propellant rockets with strap-on solid rocket boosters and are planned to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and the JAXA have been responsible for the design, manufacture, and operation of the H3.
Upcoming flights
H3 | MBR Explorer
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
T-··:··:··2028-03-03
H3 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has H3 flown?
- H3 hasn't flown yet, but 2 flights are scheduled.
- What is H3's success rate?
- H3 hasn't flown, so there's no success rate yet.
- When is the next H3 launch?
- H3 | Mid-Inclination Rideshare, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It's set for no earlier than 2027 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2.
- How much can H3 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists H3 at no figure to low Earth orbit and 6,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is H3 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists H3 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.