H-IIA Launch Vehicle
Japan's expendable H-IIA launch vehicle family, flown in multiple configurations with one LE-7A first-stage engine, one LE-5B upper-stage engine, and either two or four SRB-A solid rocket boosters.
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Identity
- Aliases
- H-IIAH2AH-IIA Launch Vehicle
- Family Name
- H-IIA
- Full Name
- H-IIA Launch Vehicle
- Roles
- -
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Japan's expendable H-IIA launch vehicle family, flown in multiple configurations with one LE-7A first-stage engine, one LE-5B upper-stage engine, and either two or four SRB-A solid rocket boosters.
- Dimensions
- Diameter
- …
- Length
- …
- First Flight Year
- 2,001
- Last Flight Year
- 2,025
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- LE-7A liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen staged-combustion engine.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- LE-5B expander-bleed upper-stage engine family variant.
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- SRB-A solid rocket boosters; standard H-IIA 202 pair.
- Name
- H-IIA 202 configuration
- Notes
- Standard H-IIA configuration with one LE-7A first-stage engine, one LE-5B second-stage engine, and two SRB-A solid rocket boosters.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- LE-7A liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen staged-combustion engine.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- LE-5B expander-bleed upper-stage engine family variant.
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- SRB-A solid rocket boosters; H-IIA 204 heavy configuration.
- Name
- H-IIA 204 configuration
- Notes
- Heavy H-IIA configuration with one LE-7A first-stage engine, one LE-5B second-stage engine, and four SRB-A solid rocket boosters.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-IIA
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:41:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 19, 2026 at 22:05:52 UTC