H3-24
ActiveMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
None
Description
The H3 Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system in development in Japan. Each H3 booster configuration has a two-digit and a letter designation that indicates the features of that configuration. The first digit represents the number of LE-9 engines on the main stage, either "2" or "3". The second digit indicates the number of SRB-3 solid rocket boosters attached to the base of the rocket, and can be "0", "2" or "4". All layouts of solid boosters are symmetrical. The letter in the end shows the length of the payload fairing, either short "S" or long "L". For example, an H3-24L has two engines, four solid rocket boosters, and a long fairing, whereas an H3-30S has three engines, no solid rocket boosters, and a short fairing.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
63.0 m -
Diameter
5.27 m -
Fairing Diameter
5.27 m -
Launch Mass
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Thrust
12142.0 kN
Family
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Name
H3-24 -
Family
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Variant
24 -
Alias
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Full Name
H3-24
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
$50000000 -
Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
7900.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Commercial
President: Seiji Izumisawa
MHI 1884Mitsubishi 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.
Upcoming Spaceflights
H3-24 | HTV-X1
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD October, 2025
H3-24 | Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
The Lunar Polar Exploration mission (LUPEX) is a robotic lunar mission jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), deploying a lunar rover and lander to explore the south pole region of the Moon. JAXA will provide the under-development H3 launch vehicle and the rover, while ISRO would be responsible for the lander.
Lunar OrbitH3-24 | HTV-X3
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD December, 2026
H3-24 | HTV-X2
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD December, 2026
H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD December, 2026
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