H-IIB Launch Vehicle
H-IIB was the higher-capacity two-stage derivative of H-IIA developed to launch the H-II Transfer Vehicle to the International Space Station. It used two LE-7A engines in a widened first stage and four SRB-A solid boosters, and flew nine successful missions from 2009 through 2020.
Identity
- Aliases
- H-IIBH-2B
- Family Name
- H-IIB
- Full Name
- H-IIB Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- h-iib-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- H-IIB was the higher-capacity two-stage derivative of H-IIA developed to launch the H-II Transfer Vehicle to the International Space Station. It used two LE-7A engines in a widened first stage and four SRB-A solid boosters, and flew nine successful missions from 2009 through 2020.
- Diameter M
- 5.2
- Engines
- Count
- 2
- Name
- LE-7A
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 4
- Name
- SRB-A
- Placement
- booster
- Count
- 1
- Name
- LE-5B-2
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,009
- Height M
- 56.6
- Last Flight Year
- 2,020
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 531,000
- Manufacturer Id
- jd78f0qx6y0pykq0j05qvmz7qn7kpnbp
- Operator Id
- jd78f0qx6y0pykq0j05qvmz7qn7kpnbp
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7jrtazwq037g6pf5wxg5prv18afrzt
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 16,500
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
Links
- Official Url
- https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/h2b/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-IIB
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:03:26 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:03:26 AM