Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, and one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. Its products include aerospace and automotive components, air conditioners, elevators, missiles, tanks, power systems, ships, aircraft, railway systems and space launch vehicles, and by 2024 arms revenues it ranked as the world 32nd largest defense contractor and the largest based in Japan.
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Agency TypeJapanese multinational engineering conglomerate (space launch vehicle manufacturer) 1 Founded Year HeadquartersMarunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan 1 HeadSeiji Izumisawa (president and CEO) 1 Annual BudgetJPY 4,974.1 billion consolidated revenue (fiscal year ended 31 March 2026) 1 Corporate-wide consolidated revenue; the space launch vehicle business is one of several segments and MHI does not publish a separate space-only budget figure. FAQs
What parts of spaceflight does Mitsubishi Heavy Industries work on besides building rockets?
Besides rockets, it lists launch services, launch facilities, rocket engines and testing, space station equipment, rover and satellite equipment, and a station experiment facility.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries describes its space business in two groups. The rocket group covers a launch service that gives total support from manufacturing through interface adjustment of satellites and launch, launch facilities designed for assembly, integration, transportation and launch of rockets, and rocket engines and testing. The human spaceflight, exploration and experiment group covers equipment for the International Space Station and manned space exploration, including the Japanese experiment module, exploration rover and satellite equipment for observation, and a space experiment facility on the station.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (三菱重工業株式会社, Mitsubishi Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-kaisha; MHI) is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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