H-2B

E415730

expendable launch vehicle heavy-lift launch vehicle

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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Label	Occurrences
H-2B canonical	1

Statements (47)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

H-IIB launch vehicle → alsoKnownAs → H-2B ⓘ