H-1

In-active

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

Aug. 12, 1986

Description

The H-1 was a Japanese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, consisting of a license-produced American First Stage and set of booster rockets and all-Japanese upper stages. It replaced the N-II and was subsequently replaced by the H-2 which has the same upper stages with a Japaense first stage.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    42.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    142.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    H-1
  • Family
  • Variant
    I
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    H-I
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    3200.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    1100.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Commercial
President: Seiji Izumisawa
MHI 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.

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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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H-1 | Yuri 3B

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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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H-1 | Yuri 3A

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Aug. 28, 1990, 9:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese geostationary communications satellite

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H-1 | Momo 1b

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 7, 1990, 1:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese Earth observation satellite

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H-1 | Himawari 4

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications

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H-1 | Sakura 3B

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese geostationary communications satellite

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H-1 | Sakura 3A

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese geostationary communications satellite

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H-1 | Ajisai

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Aug. 12, 1986, 8:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese geodesy satellite used to test the H-1 launch vehicle

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