H-2B

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H-2B is a Japanese expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, primarily used to launch the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch vehicle ⓘ
heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs H-IIB launch vehicle ⓘ
surface form: H-IIB
configuration two-stage rocket ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
derivedFrom H-IIA launch vehicle ⓘ
surface form: H-IIA
designedForOrbitAltitude approximately 200–300 km LEO ⓘ
developer Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
surface form: JAXA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
diameter 5.2 m ⓘ
family H-II rocket family ⓘ
firstFlightDate 2009-09-10 ⓘ
firstFlightMission HTV spacecraft ⓘ
surface form: HTV-1
firstStageEngine LE-7A ⓘ
fuelFirstStage liquid hydrogen ⓘ
fuelSecondStage liquid hydrogen ⓘ
geocentricOrbitPayloadCapacity low Earth orbit ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance with GPS support ⓘ
height 56.6 m ⓘ
lastFlightDate 2020-05-21 ⓘ
lastFlightMission HTV spacecraft ⓘ
surface form: HTV-9
launchCustomer Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
surface form: JAXA
launchFailures 0 ⓘ
launchPad Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ
surface form: Yoshinobu Launch Complex
launchProfile two-stage to orbit with solid rocket boosters ⓘ
launchSite Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ
launchSuccesses 9 ⓘ
launchVehicleRole HTV logistics support ⓘ
liftoffMass approximately 531,000 kg ⓘ
manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
missionType cargo resupply ⓘ
numberOfSolidBoosters 4 ⓘ
operator Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
surface form: JAXA
oxidizerFirstStage liquid oxygen ⓘ
oxidizerSecondStage liquid oxygen ⓘ
primaryPayload H-II Transfer Vehicle ⓘ
program Japanese ISS resupply program ⓘ
propellantType liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen ⓘ
secondStageEngine LE-5B ⓘ
solidBoosterType SRB ⓘ
surface form: SRB-A
status retired ⓘ
successor H3 launch vehicle ⓘ
totalLaunches 9 ⓘ
usedBy International Space Station program ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
usedFor launching H-II Transfer Vehicle ⓘ
resupply of the International Space Station ⓘ

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