H3 launch vehicle
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The H3 launch vehicle is Japan’s next-generation, expendable rocket designed to provide more flexible, cost-effective access to space for a wide range of satellite and mission payloads.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| H3 rocket family | 1 |
| JAXA H3 program | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| agencyProgram |
H3 launch vehicle
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
JAXA H3 program
|
| configurationOption |
H3-22
ⓘ
H3-24 ⓘ H3-30 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| designGoal |
cost reduction compared to H-IIA
ⓘ
higher launch reliability ⓘ increased launch flexibility ⓘ shorter launch preparation time ⓘ |
| developer |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ |
| family |
H3 launch vehicle
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
H3 rocket family
|
| firstFlightDate | 2024-02-17 ⓘ |
| firstFlightOutcome | success ⓘ |
| firstFlightPayload |
ALOS Earth observation satellites
ⓘ
surface form:
ALOS-4
ALOS Earth observation satellites ⓘ
surface form:
Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4
|
| firstStageEngine | LE-9 ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | equatorial and sun-synchronous trajectories ⓘ |
| launchPad |
Tanegashima Space Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoshinobu Launch Complex
|
| launchServiceProvider | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ |
| launchSite | Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ |
| marketSegment | medium-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| operator | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
H-IIA launch vehicle
ⓘ
H-IIB launch vehicle ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquid hydrogen
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| purpose |
Earth observation missions
ⓘ
commercial satellite launches ⓘ government satellite launches ⓘ interplanetary missions support ⓘ navigation satellite missions ⓘ space science missions ⓘ |
| stageConfiguration | two-stage rocket ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| strapOnBoosterCountRange | 0 to 4 ⓘ |
| strapOnBoosterType | solid rocket booster ⓘ |
| successorTo |
H-IIA launch vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
H-IIA program
|
| targetCustomer |
domestic Japanese customers
ⓘ
international commercial customers ⓘ |
| targetOrbit |
geostationary transfer orbit
ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| upperStageEngine |
LE-5B
ⓘ
surface form:
LE-5B-3
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
JAXA H3 program
this entity surface form:
H3 rocket family