H-II Launch Vehicle Family
The H-II launch-vehicle lineage is the Japanese large orbital-launch family that began with the domestically developed H-II and continued through the H-IIA and higher-capacity H-IIB. Across the lineage, liquid-hydrogen and liquid-oxygen core stages were paired with solid boosters for satellite, exploration, and station-logistics missions.
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Identity
- Aliases
- H-II familyH-2 launch vehicle family
- Family Name
- H-II
- Full Name
- H-II Launch Vehicle Family
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- The H-II launch-vehicle lineage is the Japanese large orbital-launch family that began with the domestically developed H-II and continued through the H-IIA and higher-capacity H-IIB. Across the lineage, liquid-hydrogen and liquid-oxygen core stages were paired with solid boosters for satellite, exploration, and station-logistics missions.
- First Flight Year
- 1,994
- Last Flight Year
- 2,025
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- H-II
- Notes
- Exact H-II two-stage stack; H-IIA and H-IIB remain separate sibling configurations.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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
- July 13, 2026 at 10:02:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:02:40 UTC
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