H-IIB 304 Vehicle Overview

A complete overview of the H-IIB 304 launch vehicle, including launch stats, vehicle info and launch locations.

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H-IIB 304 rocket

Basic Info

Name

H-IIB 304

Family

H2B

First Launch

10 Sep 2009

Successful Launches

9

Failed Launches

0

Rocket Info

Status

Inactive

Stages

0-2

Length

56.6 m

Diameter

5.2 m

Launch Mass

551 tons

Thrust

9,000 kN

Reusability

Not Reusable

Payload Info

LEO Capacity

16,500 kg

GTO Capacity

8,000 kg

Launch Cost

$112.5M

H-IIB (H2B) is an expendable launch system used to launch H-II Transfer Vehicles (HTV, or Kounotori) towards the International Space Station. H-IIB rockets are liquid-fuelled with solid-fuel strap-on boosters and are launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and JAXA have been primarily responsible for design, manufacture, and operation of H-IIB.

Launch Sites used by H-IIB 304

Tanegashima Space Center

Tanegashima Space Center launch site

Japan's largest rocket-launch complex, featuring cutting-edge facilities and a comprehensive space museum.

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