H-IIB launch vehicle

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The H-IIB launch vehicle is a Japanese heavy-lift rocket developed to carry cargo, including the H-II Transfer Vehicle, to the International Space Station and support other orbital missions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
H-IIB 1
H-IIB rocket 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch vehicle
heavy-lift launch vehicle
orbital launch vehicle
agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs H-2B
configuration two-stage core with four SRB-A3 boosters
coreStageDiameter 5.2 m
coreStagePropellant liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
countryOfOrigin Japan
developer Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
diameter 5.2 m
family H-II rocket family
firstFlight 2009-09-10
firstFlightMission H-II Transfer Vehicle
surface form: HTV-1
firstStageEngine LE-7A
height 56.6 m
lastFlight 2020-05-20
lastFlightMission HTV spacecraft
surface form: HTV-9
launchFailures 0
launchLocation Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
launchMass approximately 531000 kg
launchPad Tanegashima Space Center
surface form: Yoshinobu Launch Complex Pad 2
launchSite Tanegashima Space Center
launchSuccesses 9
manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
missionProfile ISS cargo resupply
numberOfStages 2
operator Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
orbitType low Earth orbit
payloadToLEO approximately 16500 kg
primaryPayload H-II Transfer Vehicle
propellantType liquid hydrogen
liquid oxygen
relatedVehicle H-IIA launch vehicle
H3 launch vehicle
retirementReason replacement by H3 launch vehicle family
secondStageEngine LE-5B
secondStagePropellant liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
status retired
strapOnBoosters 4 solid rocket boosters
successorTo H-IIA launch vehicle
totalLaunches 9
usedFor cargo resupply to the International Space Station
launch of H-II Transfer Vehicle
orbital missions to low Earth orbit

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HTV spacecraft launchVehicle H-IIB launch vehicle
this entity surface form: H-IIB rocket
Tanegashima Space Center launchesRocketType H-IIB launch vehicle
this entity surface form: H-IIB
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency operates H-IIB launch vehicle
H3 launch vehicle predecessor H-IIB launch vehicle