Rocket Details

In-depth specifications and launch history

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H3

H3

H3 Family

About This Rocket

Retired; on permanent display outside DISH Network Corporation headquarters in Littleton, Colorado.

Physical Specifications

Height63 m
Diameter5.27 m
Launch Mass574 kg
Stages2

Performance

LEO CapacityN/A kg
GTO Capacity6,500 kg
ThrustN/A kN
Launch Cost$50,000,000

Manufacturer

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries logo

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

(MHI)

CommercialJPNFounded 1884

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.

Total Launches

52

Success: 51Failed: 1

Success Rate

98.1%

Landing Success

0%

0/0 attempts

AdministratorPresident: Seiji Izumisawa
Vehicle FamilyH-I, H-II, H-III
SpacecraftKounotori | HTV
Consecutive Successes4

Technical Information

The H3 Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system in development in Japan. H3 rockets are liquid-propellant rockets with strap-on solid rocket boosters and are planned to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and the JAXA have been responsible for the design, manufacture, and operation of the H3.

ReusableNo

Launch Statistics

Maiden FlightUnknown
Total LaunchesN/A
Success: 0Failed: 0
Landing Success0/0