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- HTV/H-IIB TF
9/11/2009 Launched - IBUKI/H-IIA F15
1/23/2009 Launched - KIZUNA/H-IIA F14
2/23/2008 Launched - KAGUYA/H-IIA F13
9/14/2007 Launched - KIKU-8/H-IIA F11
12/18/2006 Launched
In Operation
Overview
Leading edge, efficient and economical technology Japanese main large-scale launch vehicle, H-IIA
H-IIA, Japan’s primary large-scale launch vehicle, is designed to meet diverse launch demands, at lower cost and with a high degree of reliability, by making the best use of the H-II launch-vehicle technology. The simplified design and improved efficiency of the manufacturing and launch processes of H-IIA have achieved one of the highest performance to cost ratio of launch system in the world, reducing the cost of launches by a half or more.
Launch Schedule
| Schedule | Payload |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | Venus Climate Orbiter "AKATSUKI" (PLANET-C) Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun "IKAROS" |
| Quasi-Zenith Satellites System |
Launch Records
| Flight No. | Model | Launch Date | Payload |
|---|---|---|---|
| F15 | H2A 202 |
1/23/2009 | Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite "IBUKI" (GOSAT) Small Demonstration Satellite-1 (SDS-1) |
| F14 | H2A 2024 |
2/23/2008 | Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite "KIZUNA" (WINDS) |
| F13 | H2A 2022 |
9/14/2007 | SELenological and ENgineering Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) |
| F12 | H2A 2024 |
2/24/2007 | IGS (Information Gathering Satellites) |
| F11 | H2A 204 |
12/18/2006 | Engineering Test Satellite VIII "KIKU No.8" (ETS-VIII) |
| F10 | H2A 202 |
9/11/2006 | IGS (Information Gathering Satellites) |
| F9 | H2A 2024 |
2/18/2006 | Multi-functional Transport Satellite-2 "Himawari-7" (MTSAT-2) |
| F8 | H2A 2022 |
1/24/2006 | Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) |
| F7 | H2A 2022 |
2/26/2005 | Multi-Functional Transport Satellite-1 Replacement "Himawari-6" (MTSAT-1R) |
| F6 | H2A 2024 |
11/29/2003 | IGS (Information Gathering Satellites) * H-IIA F6 was consequently destroyed by a destruction command from the ground as the vehicle did not gain enough height and speed due to the failure. |
| F5 | H2A 2024 |
3/28/2003 | IGS (Information Gathering Satellites) |
| F4 | H2A 202 |
12/14/2002 | Advanced Earth Observation Satellite-II "Midori II" (ADEOS-II) Engineering Test Satellite "Micro-LabSat" Whale Ecology Observation Satellite (WEOS) Federation Satellite (FedSat) |
| F3 | H2A 2024 |
9/10/2002 | Data Relay Test Satellite "KODAMA" (DRTS) Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System (USERS) |
| TF2 | H2A 2024 |
2/4/2002 | Mission Demonstration test Satellite-1 "TSUBASA" (MDS-1) H-IIA Vehicle Evaluation Payload #3 (VEP-3) DASH (Demonstrator of Atmospheric Reentry System with Hyper Velocity) |
| TF1 | H2A 202 |
8/29/2001 | Laser Ranging Equipment (LRE) H-IIA Vehicle Evaluation Payload #2 (VEP-2) |
Contents
Pamphlet
- H-IIA Launch Vehicle (
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