H3-22 | ETS-9
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
2026
Rocket file · LV-486
H3-22
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3 · IN SERVICE
H3-22 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It stands 63.0 m tall, first flew on 7 March 2023. It has flown 7 times with 5 successes, a success rate of 71.4%. Its next flight is H3-22 | ETS-9 for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, no earlier than 2026.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height63.0 m
Diameter5.3 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTO5,400 kg
Maiden flight7 March 2023
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
ON RECORD
Total flights7
Successful5
Failed2
Success rate71.4%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled3
Variant22
About H3-22
The H3 Launch Vehicle is a Japanese expendable launch system. Each H3 booster configuration has a two-digit and a letter designation that indicates the features of that configuration. The first digit represents the number of LE-9 engines on the main stage, either "2" or "3". The second digit indicates the number of SRB-3 solid rocket boosters attached to the base of the rocket, and can be "0", "2" or "4". All layouts of solid boosters are symmetrical. The letter in the end shows the length of the payload fairing, either short "S" or long "L". For example, an H3-24L has two engines, four solid rocket boosters, and a long fairing, whereas an H3-30S has three engines, no solid rocket boosters, and a short fairing.
Upcoming flights
H3-22 | JSDF SDA satellite
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H1 2027
H3-22 | ispace Mission 3 ULTRA
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
2028
H3-22 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has H3-22 flown?
- 7 times, with 5 successes and 2 failures. Another 3 flights are scheduled.
- What is H3-22's success rate?
- 71.4%. That's 5 successful flights out of 7 attempts.
- When is the next H3-22 launch?
- H3-22 | ETS-9, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It's set for no earlier than 2026 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2.
- How much can H3-22 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists H3-22 at no figure to low Earth orbit and 5,400 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is H3-22 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists H3-22 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.