H-2 Family
 H-2 (ETS 6) [NASDA] |
 H-2 with SSB (SFU / GMS 5) [NASDA]
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 H-2S (MTSat 1) [NASDA] |
 H-2A-202 (VEP 2) [NASDA] |
 H-2A-2022 (SELENE) [JAXA] |
 H-2A-2024 (MDS 1 / VEP 3) [NASDA] |
 H-2A-204 (ETS 8) [JAXA] |
 H-2B-304 (HTV 1) [NASDA] |
| Version | Strap-On | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| H-2 (2 × SRB) | 2 × SRB | LE-7 | LE-5A |
| H-2 (2 × SRB, 2 SSB) | 2 × SRB 2 SSB |
LE-7 | LE-5A |
| H-2S (2 × SRB) | 2 × SRB | LE-7 | LE-5B |
| H-2A-1024 * | 2 × SRB-A 4 × Castor-4AXL |
LE-7A | - |
| H-2A-202 | 2 × SRB-A | LE-7A | LE-5B |
| H-2A-2022 | 2 × SRB-A 2 × Castor-4AXL |
LE-7A | LE-5B |
| H-2A-2024 | 2 × SRB-A 4 × Castor-4AXL |
LE-7A | LE-5B |
| H-2A-204 | 4 × SRB-A | LE-7A | LE-5B |
| H-2A-212 ** | 1 LRB / 2 LE-7A 2 × SRB-A |
LE-7A | LE-5B |
| H-2A-222 ** | 2 LRB / 2 x 2 LE-7A 2 × SRB-A |
LE-7A | LE-5B |
| H-2A-204A ** | 4 × SRB-A | LE-7A | Widebody / LE-5B |
| H-2A-222A ** | 2 LRB / 2 x LE-7A 2 × SRB-A |
LE-7A | Widebody / LE-5B |
| H-2B-304 | 4 × SRB-A | Widebody / 2 LE-7A | LE-5B |
| H-2B-304A ** | 4 × SRB-A | Widebody / 2 LE-7A | Widebody / LE-5B |
* = suborbital
** = under study
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-2 (2 × SRB) | |||||||
| H-2 (2 × SRB, 2 SSB) | |||||||
| H-2S (2 × SRB) | |||||||
| H-2A-1024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H-2A-202 | 10000 | 3800 | |||||
| H-2A-2022 | 4200 | ||||||
| H-2A-2024 | 4700 | ||||||
| H-2A-204 | 5800 | ||||||
| H-2A-212 ** | 17000 | 7500 | |||||
| H-2A-222 ** | 9500 | ||||||
| H-2A-204A ** | 7000 | ||||||
| H-2A-222A ** | 10000 | ||||||
| H-2B-304 | 16500 | 8000 | |||||
| H-2B-304A ** | 10000 |
No: TypeNr: Serial: Type: Fair Date: LS Payload
1 1 TF1 H-2 4S 03.02.1994 Ta YLP-1 VEP / OREX 2 2 TF2 H-2 4S 28.08.1994 Ta YLP-1 ETS 6 [LAPS] 3 1 3F H-2 (2 SSB) 5/4D 18.03.1995 Ta YLP-1 SFU 1 / GMS 5 4 3 4F H-2 5S 17.08.1996 Ta YLP-1 ADEOS 1 / JAS 2 5 4 6F H-2 4/4D 27.11.1997 Ta YLP-1 TRMM / ETS-7-Chaser / ETS-7-Target 6 5 5F H-2 4S 21.01.1998 Ta YLP-1 P COMETS 7 1 8F H-2S 5S 15.11.1999 Ta YLP-1 F MTSat 1 8 1 TF1 H-2A-202 4S 29.08.2001 Ta YLP-1 VEP 2 / LRE 9 1 TF2 H-2A-2024 4/4D-LC 04.02.2002 Ta YLP-1 VEP 3 / MDS 1 / DASH 10 2 4F H-2A-2024 4/4D-LC 10.09.2002 Ta YLP-1 USERS / DRTS 11 2 3F H-2A-202 5S 14.12.2002 Ta YLP-1 ADEOS 2 / WEOS / FedSat 1 / Micro-Lab-Sat 1 12 3 5F H-2A-2024 4/4D-LC 28.03.2003 Ta YLP-1 IGS-Optical 1 / IGS-Radar 1 13 4 6F H-2A-2024 4/4D-LC 29.11.2003 Ta YLP-1 F IGS-Optical (2) / IGS-Radar (2) 14 1 7F H-2A-2022 5S 26.02.2005 Ta YLP-1 MTSat 1R 15 2 8F H-2A-2022 5S 24.01.2006 Ta YLP-1 ALOS 16 5 9F H-2A-2024 5S 18.02.2006 Ta YLP-1 MTSat 2 17 3 10F H-2A-202 4S 11.09.2006 Ta YLP-1 IGS-Optical 2 18 1 11F H-2A-204 5S 18.12.2006 Ta YLP-1 ETS 8 19 6 12F H-2A-2024 24.02.2007 Ta YLP-1 IGS-Radar 2 / IGS-Optical 3V 20 3 13F H-2A-2022 4S 14.09.2007 Ta YLP-1 SELENE / Rstar / Vstar 21 7 14F H-2A-2024 4S 23.02.2008 Ta YLP-1 WINDS 22 4 15F H-2A-202 4S 23.01.2009 Ta YLP-1 GOSAT /SOHLA 1/SDS 1/SpriteSat/PRISM/Kagayaki/KKS 1/STARS 1 23 1 TF1 H-2B-304 5S-H 10.09.2009 Ta YLP-2 HTV 1 24 5 16F H-2A-202 4S 28.11.2009 Ta YLP-1 IGS-Optical 3 25 6 17F H-2A-202 4S 20.05.2010 Ta YLP-1 Planet C / IKAROS / DCAM 1 / DCAM 2 / UNITEC 1 / Waseda-SAT2 / Negai* / K-SAT 26 7 18F H-2A-202 4S 11.09.2010 Ta YLP-1 QZS 1 27 2 F2 H-2B-304 5S-H 22.01.2011 Ta YLP-2 HTV 2 (Kounotori 2) 26 8 19F H-2A-202 4S 23.09.2011 Ta YLP-1 IGS-Optical 4 27 9 20F H-2A-202 4S 12.12.2011 Ta YLP-1 IGS-Radar 3 28 10 21F H-2A-202 4/4D-LC 17.05.2012 Ta YLP-1 GCOM-W / KOMPSat 3 / SDS 4 / Horyu 2 Planned: 29 3 F4 H-2B-304 5S-H xx.xx.2012 Ta YLP-2 HTV 3 (Kounotori 3) / Raiko / We Wish / FITSat 1 / F 1 / TechEdSat x x x H-2A-202 4S xx.xx.2012 Ta YLP-1 IGS-Radar 4 / IGS-Optical 5 x x x H-2A-202 xx.xx.2013 Ta YLP-1 ALOS 2 / SLATS x x x H-2A-202x xx.xx.2014 Ta YLP-1 GPM-Core / STARS 2 / Optical Communiations Test Satellite / TeikyoSat 3 / KSAT 2 / OPUSAT / INVADAR / ITF-1 x x x H-2B-304 5S-H xx.xx.2013 Ta YLP-2 HTV 4 (Kounotori 4) x x x H-2B-304 5S-H xx.xx.2014 Ta YLP-2 HTV 5 (Kounotori 5) x x x H-2B-304 5S-H xx.xx.2015 Ta YLP-2 HTV 6 (Kounotori 6) x x x H-2B-304 5S-H xx.xx.2016 Ta YLP-2 HTV 7 (Kounotori 7) Flight 2: LAPS apogee kick motor failed to ignite Flight 6: Stage 2 failed Flight 7: SSB = solid sub boosters additional to the solid rocket boosters
