World roster → Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / JAXA
H-IIA
H-IIA is a retired orbital launch vehicle operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / JAXA of Tokyo, Japan, 53 m tall, 10,000 kg to low Earth orbit, 2 stages.
| Operator | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / JAXA · Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First flight | 2001 |
| Retired | 2025 |
| Height | 53 m |
| Diameter | 4 m |
| Liftoff mass | 445 t |
| Stages | 2 |
| Payload to LEO | 10,000 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 6,000 kg |
| Engines | 1 × LE-7A · 2–4 SRB-A · 1 × LE-5B |
| Propellant | Liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen |
| Reuse | Expendable — nothing is recovered |
| Launch sites | Tanegashima Space Center |
Retired in 2025 after a near-perfect record across nearly fifty flights. Handed the manifest to H3.
About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / JAXA
Japan's launch industry: extremely reliable, historically expensive, and now trying to halve its own launch cost. Founded 1884. Official site.