Japan's primary launch vehicle for over two decades, a hydrogen-fueled rocket used to launch the country's scientific, Earth-observation and lunar missions, including the Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 asteroid sample-return probes and the SLIM lunar lander. Its reliability record improved dramatically after a single early failure in 2003.
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Vehicle ClassMedium-lift expendable launch vehicle 2 ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries 2 First Flight Date StatusBeing phased out in favor of the H3, with its final flights planned in the mid-2020s. 2 Classification
Vehicle ClassExpendable Launch Vehicle 1 Status
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H-IIA (Wikipedia)
H-IIA, Wikipedia - lead section, vehicle kind (expendable)
H-IIA (H-2A) is a retired Japanese expendable launch system that was developed and operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in collaboration with JAXA.
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H-IIA (H-2A) is a retired Japanese expendable launch system that was developed and operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in collaboration with JAXA.
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