How many times has H-IIA 202 flown?

H-IIA 202 has flown 35 orbital missions, with 35 successes and 0 failures.

What is H-IIA 202's success rate?

H-IIA 202 has a success rate of 100.0%, from 35 successful flights out of 35 attempts.

When is the next H-IIA 202 launch?

H-IIA 202 has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.

How much can H-IIA 202 lift to orbit?

H-IIA 202 is rated for 10,000 kg to low Earth orbit and 4,100 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.

Is H-IIA 202 reusable?

No. H-IIA 202 is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.

Vehicle file · LV-32

H-IIA 202

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H-II · RETIRED

H-IIA 202 is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It stands 53.0 m tall, lifts 10,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 29 August 2001. It has flown 35 times with 35 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

OPS-12/SPEC

PUBLISHED

Height53.0 m

Diameter4.0 m

Payload to LEO10,000 kg

Payload to GTO4,100 kg

Maiden flight29 August 2001

ReusableNo — expendable

Launch cost$90,000,000M

StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

OPS-12/STAT

ON RECORD

Total flights35

Successful35

Failed0

Success rate100.0%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

Variant202

About H-IIA

H-IIA (H2A) is an active 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

OPS-12/MAN

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No H-IIA flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has H-IIA 202 flown?: H-IIA 202 has flown 35 orbital missions, with 35 successes and 0 failures.
What is H-IIA 202's success rate?: H-IIA 202 has a success rate of 100.0%, from 35 successful flights out of 35 attempts.
When is the next H-IIA 202 launch?: H-IIA 202 has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can H-IIA 202 lift to orbit?: H-IIA 202 is rated for 10,000 kg to low Earth orbit and 4,100 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is H-IIA 202 reusable?: No. H-IIA 202 is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.