H-II Launch Vehicle
Japan's retired H-II expendable launch vehicle, using one LE-7 first-stage engine, one LE-5A second-stage engine, and two H-II solid rocket boosters.
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Identity
- Aliases
- H-IIH2H-II Launch Vehicle
- Family Name
- H-II
- Full Name
- H-II Launch Vehicle
- Roles
- -
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Japan's retired H-II expendable launch vehicle, using one LE-7 first-stage engine, one LE-5A second-stage engine, and two H-II solid rocket boosters.
- First Flight Year
- 1,994
- Last Flight Year
- 1,999
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- LE-7 staged-combustion liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen engine.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- LE-5A expander-bleed upper-stage engine.
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- H-II solid rocket boosters.
- Name
- H-II standard configuration
- Notes
- Historical H-II configuration with one LE-7 first-stage engine, one LE-5A second-stage engine, and two H-II solid rocket boosters.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
Links
- Official Url
- https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/h2/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-II
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:44:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:44:06 UTC