Orbital launch vehicle
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.
H3 is built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index.
Payload
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 6,500kg |
|---|---|
| Launch cost | $50M |
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 63m |
| Diameter | 5.27m |
| Launch mass | 574t |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | H3 | Mid-Inclination Rideshare | Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | H3 | MBR Explorer | Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 | Asteroid | Scheduled |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia · Operator page
Fewer than three recorded flights, so this page is marked noindex. It is here for completeness, not for search.