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H-II

7FLIGHTS
85.7%SUCCESS
1FAILURES
Feb 1994FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT49 m
DIAMETER4 m
LAUNCH MASS260 kg
STAGES2

The H-II rocket was a Japanese satellite launch system which flew seven times between 1994 and 1999 with 5 successes. It was developed by NASDA in order to give Japan a capability to launch larger satellites in the 1990s. It was the first two stage liquid fuelled rocket Japan made using only domestic technologies.

10,060 kg
TO LEO
22,182 lbs
3,930 kg
TO GTO
8,666 lbs
Height49 m (161 ft)
Diameter4 m (13.1 ft)
Launch Mass260 kg (573 lbs)
Stages2