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.

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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.

H3 launch vehicle agencyProgram H3 launch vehicle self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: JAXA H3 program
H3 launch vehicle family H3 launch vehicle self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: H3 rocket family
H-IIB launch vehicle relatedVehicle H3 launch vehicle
H-IIA launch vehicle successor H3 launch vehicle