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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- H-IIBH-2B
- Family Name
- H-IIB
- Full Name
- 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.
- Dimensions
- Diameter
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- Height
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- First Flight Year
- 2,009
- Last Flight Year
- 2,020
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass
- …
- Payload Capacity
- LEO
- …
- Reusability
- expendable
- 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
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:03:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:38:20 UTC
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