H-IIA
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right|270px|thumb|The Liftoff of H-IIA Flight 19 right|270px|thumb|The H-IIA rocket lineup thumb|80px|The H-IIA thumb|right|Engine at Miraikan
Key facts
- Rocket.name
- H-IIA
- Rocket.image
- H_IIA_No._F23_with_GPM_on_its_way_to_the_launchpad.jpg
- Rocket.caption
- H-IIA rolls out to the launch pad, February 2014
- Rocket.function
- Medium-lift launch vehicle
- Rocket.manufacturer
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Rocket.country origin
- Japan
- Rocket.stages
- 2
- Rocket.family
- H-II family
- Rocket.derivatives
- H-IIBH3
- Rocket.status
- Retired
- Rocket.sites
- Tanegashima, LA-Y1
- Rocket.derived_from
- H-II
- Rocket/payload.location
- GTO
- Rocket/stage.type
- stage
- Rocket/stage.name
- Castor 4A-XL
- Rocket/stage.number
- 2–4
- Rocket/stage.solid
- yes
- Rocket/stage.burntime
- 390 seconds
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- H-IIA F12 launching IGS-R2.jpg
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5 sectionsContents
- Vehicle description and variants
- Launch history
- See also
- References
- External links
right|270px|thumb|The Liftoff of H-IIA Flight 19 right|270px|thumb|The H-IIA rocket lineup thumb|80px|The H-IIA thumb|right|Engine at Miraikan
H-IIA (H-2A) is a retired Japanese expendable launch system that was developed and operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in collaboration with JAXA. It was primarily used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, interplanetary probes, and Earth observation missions. Notable payloads launched by the H-IIA include Akatsuki, a Venus climate orbiter, and the Emirates Mars Mission, which was launched toward Mars in July 2020. All launches were conducted from the Tanegashima Space Center.