H3 Launch Vehicle
H3 is Japan's active modular expendable launch-vehicle family, developed by JAXA with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as prime contractor. Eight vehicles had flown through June 2026 across 22S, 24W, and 30S configurations; the 24L heavy configuration is assigned to future exploration missions.
Identity
- Aliases
- H3 Launch VehicleJAXA H3
- Family Name
- H3
- Full Name
- H3 Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- H3 is Japan's active modular expendable launch-vehicle family, developed by JAXA with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as prime contractor. Eight vehicles had flown through June 2026 across 22S, 24W, and 30S configurations; the 24L heavy configuration is assigned to future exploration missions.
- Diameter M
- 5.2
- First Flight Year
- 2,023
- Height M
- 63
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 574,000
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Stages Count
- 2
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H3_(rocket)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 14:38:45 UTC
- Image
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- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 11:32:24 UTC