H3-30 | IGS Optical Diversification 1
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H1 2027
Rocket file · LV-203
H3-30
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3 · IN SERVICE
H3-30 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It stands 63.0 m tall, first flew on 12 June 2026. It has flown 1 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. Its next flight is H3-30 | IGS Optical Diversification 1 for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, no earlier than the first half of 2027.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height63.0 m
Diameter5.3 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTO2,300 kg
Maiden flight12 June 2026
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 flights1
Successful1
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled3
Variant30
About H3-30
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
H3-30 | IGS Optical 9
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
2027
H3-30 | IGS Optical Diversification 2
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
2027
H3-30 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has H3-30 flown?
- 1 times, with 1 successes and 0 failures. Another 3 flights are scheduled.
- What is H3-30's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
- When is the next H3-30 launch?
- H3-30 | IGS Optical Diversification 1, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It's set for no earlier than the first half of 2027 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2.
- How much can H3-30 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists H3-30 at no figure to low Earth orbit and 2,300 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is H3-30 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists H3-30 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.