MHI Launch Services: Past Missions
MHI Launch Services: Past Missions
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., started its Launch Vehicle Services in 2007 with the H-IIA No. 13. In 2013, the H-IIB was entered into commercial satellite launch services. Following is a condensed record of H-IIA launches up to the present. You can find a more detailed launch record at the JAXA Website.
H-IIA Launch Records
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F48 | H-IIA F47 | H-IIA F46 |
| Launch Date | Jan. 12, 2024 1:44:26 p.m. | Sep. 7, 2023 8:42:11 a.m. | Jan. 26, 2023 10:50:21 a.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Government Mission | X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission(XRISM) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon(SLIM) |
Government Mission |
| Orbit | － | Earth Orbit | － |
| Result | Success | Success | Success |
| Live Reports | Archive | Archive | Archive |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F45 | H-IIA F44 | H-IIA F43 |
| Launch Date | Dec. 23, 2021 00:32:00 p.m. | Oct. 26, 2021 11:19:37 a.m. | Nov. 29, 2020 04:25:00 p.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Inmarsat-6 F1 | QZS-1R | JDRS |
| Orbit | GTO | Quasi-Zenith Orbit | GTO |
| Result | Success | Success | Success |
| Live Reports | Archive | Archive | Archive |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F42 | H-IIA F41 | H-IIA F40 |
| Launch Date | Jul. 20, 2020 6:58:14 a.m. | Feb. 9, 2020 10:34:00 a.m. | Oct. 29, 2018 1:08:00 p.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
UAE Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope Probe | Government Mission | Second Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite "IBUKI-2" (GOSAT-2) and KhalifaSat, a remote sensing Earth observation satellite |
| Orbit | Mars Transfer Orbit | - | Sun-synchronous sub-recurrent orbit |
| Result | Success | Success | Success |
| Live Reports | Archive | Archive | Archive |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F39 | H-IIA F38 | H-IIA F37 |
| Launch Date | Jun. 12, 2018 1:20 p.m. | Feb. 27, 2018 1:34 p.m. | Dec. 23, 2017 10:26:22 a.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Government Mission | Government Mission | Global Changing Observation Mission “SHIKISAI” (GCOM-C) and Super Low Altitude Test Satellite “TSUBAME” (SLATS) |
| Orbit | - | - | Sun-synchronous sub-recurrent orbit |
| Result | Success | Success | Success |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F36 | H-IIA F35 | H-IIA F34 |
| Launch Date | Oct. 10, 2017 7:01:37 a.m. | Aug. 19, 2017 2:29:00 p.m. | Jun. 1, 2017 9:17:46 a.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
MICHIBIKI No. 4 | MICHIBIKI No. 3 | MICHIBIKI No. 2 |
| Orbit | Quasi-Zenith Orbit | GTO | Quasi-Zenith Orbit |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F33 | H-IIA F32 | H-IIA F31 |
| Launch Date | Mar. 17, 2017 10:20 a.m. | Jan. 24, 2017 4:44 p.m. | Nov. 2, 2016 3:20:00 p.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Government Mission | Government Mission | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite "Himawari-9" |
| Orbit | - | - | GTO |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F30 | H-IIA F29 | H-IIA F28 |
| Launch Date | Feb. 17, 2016 5:45:00 p.m. | Nov. 24, 2015 3:50:00 p.m. | Mar. 26, 2015 10:21 a.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
X-ray Astronomy Satellite "ASTRO-H" | Telstar 12 VANTAGE | Government Mission |
| Orbit | Circular | GTO | - |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F27 | H-IIA F26 | H-IIA F25 |
| Launch Date | Feb. 1, 2015 10:21 a.m. | Dec. 3, 2014 1:22:04 p.m. | Oct. 7, 2014 2:16 p.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Government Mission | Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2" | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Himawari-8) |
| Orbit | - | Round trip between Earth and an asteroid | GTO |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F24 | H-IIA F23 | H-IIA F22 |
| Launch Date | May. 24, 2014 12:05 p.m. | Feb. 28, 2014 3:37 a.m. | Jan. 27, 2013 1:40 p.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) | Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) | Government Mission |
| Orbit | Sun-synchronous sub-recurrent orbit | GPM | - |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F21 | H-IIA F20 | H-IIA F19 |
| Launch Date | May 18, 2012 1:39 a.m. | Dec. 12, 2011 10:21 a.m. | Sep. 23, 2011 1:36 p.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Global Change Observation Mission 1st - Water "SHIZUKU" (GCOM-W1) Korea Multipurpose Satellite-3 "Arirang-3" (KOMPSAT-3) Two small satellites |
Government Mission | Government Mission |
| Orbit | SSO | - | - |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F18 | H-IIA F17 | H-IIA F16 |
| Launch Date | Sep. 11, 2010 8:17 p.m. | May. 21, 2010 6:58:22 a.m. | Nov. 28, 2009 10:21 a.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Quasi-Zenith Satellite-1 "MICHIBIKI" (QZS-1) | Venus Climate Orbiter "Akatsuki" (PLANET-C) Five Small Satellites |
Government Mission |
| Orbit | Quasi-Zenith Orbit | Venus Transfer Orbit | - |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F15 | H-IIA F14 | H-IIA F13 |
| Launch Date | Jan. 23, 2009 0:54 p.m. | Feb. 23, 2008 5:55 p.m. | Sep. 14, 2007 10:31:01 a.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Greenhouse Gas Observation Satellite "Ibuki" (GOSAT) Seven Small Satellites |
Wideband Internetworking Engineering Test and Demonstration Satellite "Kizuna" (WINDS) | SELenological and Engineering Explorer "Kaguya" (SELENE) |
| Orbit | SSO | GTO | Lunar Transfer Orbit |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
| Archive |
| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F12 | H-IIA F11 | H-IIA F10 |
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| Launch Date | Feb. 24, 2007 | Dec. 18, 2006 | Sep. 11, 2006 |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Government Mission | Engineering Test Satellite VIII "Kiku No. 8" (ETS-VIII) | Government Mission |
| Orbit | - | GTO | - |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F9 | H-IIA F8 | H-IIA F7 |
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| Launch Date | Feb. 18, 2006 | Jan. 24, 2006 | Feb. 26, 2005 |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Multifunctional Transport Satellite-2 "Himawari No. 7" (MTSAT-2) | Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) | Multifunctional Transport Satellite-1 Replacement "Himawari No. 6" (MTSAT-1R) |
| Orbit | GTO | SSO | GTO |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F6 | H-IIA F5 | H-IIA F4 |
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| Launch Date | Nov. 29, 2003 | Mar. 28, 2003 | Dec. 14, 2002 |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Government Mission | Government Mission | Advanced Earth Observation Satellite "Midori II" (ADEOS-II) Small Demonstration Satellite "Micro LabSat No. 1" Whale Ecology Observation Satellite "WEOS" Australian Small Satellite "Fed Sat" |
| Orbit | - | - | SSO |
| Results | Failed | Success | Success |
| Launch Vehicle | H-IIA F3 | H-IIA F2 | H-IIA F1 |
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| Launch Date | Sep. 10, 2002 | Feb. 4, 2002 | Aug. 29, 2001 |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
Data Relay Test Satellite "Kodama" (DRTS) Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System "USERS" |
Mission Demonstration Test Satellite "Tsubasa" (MDS-1) Vehicle Evaluation Payload 3 "VEP-3" to confirm the performance of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle DASH (High Speed Re-entry Experimental Vehicle) |
Laser Ranging Equipment "LRE" Vehicle Evaluation payload 2 "VEP-2" to confirm the performance of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle |
| Orbit | GTO (DRTS) LEO (USER) |
GTO | GTO |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
SSO: Sun-Synchronous Orbit GTO: Geostationary Transfer Orbit LEO: Low Earth Orbit
H-IIB Launch Records
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIB F9 | H-IIB F8 | H-IIB F7 |
| Launch Date | May. 21, 2020 2:31:00 a.m. | Sep. 25, 2019 1:05:05 a.m. | Sep. 23, 2018 2:52:27 a.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"9 (HTV9) |
H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"8 (HTV8) |
H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"7 (HTV7) |
| Orbit | ISS | ISS | ISS |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
| Live Reports | Archive | Archive | Archive |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIB F6 | H-IIB F5 | H-IIB F4 |
| Launch Date | December 9, 2016 10:26:47 p.m. | Aug. 19, 2015 8:50:49 p.m. | Aug. 4, 2013 4:48:46 a.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"6 (HTV6) | H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"5 (HTV5) |
H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"4 (HTV4) |
| Orbit | ISS | ISS | ISS |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |
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| Launch Vehicle | H-IIB F3 | H-IIB F2 | H-IIB TF1 |
| Launch Date | Jul. 21, 2012 11:06:18 a.m. | Jan. 22, 2011 2:37:57 p.m. | Sep. 11, 2009 2:01:46 a.m. |
| Mission Loaded Satellite |
H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"3 (HTV3) |
H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"2 (HTV2) |
H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI" (HTV Demonstration Flight) |
| Orbit | ISS | ISS | ISS |
| Results | Success | Success | Success |