Table of Contents
44 relations: Alliant Techsystems, Ariane (rocket family), Ariane 4, Boeing, Chichijima, Comparison of orbital launch systems, Comparison of orbital launcher families, Coordinated Universal Time, Delta (rocket family), Delta III, ETS-VII, Geostationary orbit, Geostationary transfer orbit, Geosynchronous orbit, H-I, H-II Transfer Vehicle, H-IIA, H-IIB, Himawari (satellites), HOPE-X, Inertial navigation system, Launch vehicle, LE-5, LE-7, Liquid hydrogen, Liquid oxygen, Liquid-propellant rocket, List of H-II series and H3 launches, Low Earth orbit, McDonnell Douglas, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Multi-Functional Transport Satellite, National Space Development Agency of Japan, NEC, Nissan, OREX, Plaza Accord, Satellite, Solid-propellant rocket, Tanegashima Space Center, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, Tsukuba Space Center, United Launch Alliance, Yoshinobu Launch Complex.
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries space launch vehicles
- Vehicles introduced in 1994
Alliant Techsystems
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) was an American aerospace and arms manufacturer headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia.
See H-II and Alliant Techsystems
Ariane (rocket family)
Ariane is a series of European civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. H-II and Ariane (rocket family) are expendable space launch systems.
See H-II and Ariane (rocket family)
Ariane 4
The Ariane 4 was a European expendable launch vehicle, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA).
Boeing
The Boeing Company (or simply Boeing) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide.
See H-II and Boeing
Chichijima
is the largest and most populous island in the Bonin or Ogasawara Islands.
Comparison of orbital launch systems
This article lists all active and upcoming orbital launch systems.
See H-II and Comparison of orbital launch systems
Comparison of orbital launcher families
This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries).
See H-II and Comparison of orbital launcher families
Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.
See H-II and Coordinated Universal Time
Delta (rocket family)
The Delta rocket family was a versatile range of American rocket-powered expendable launch systems that provided space launch capability in the United States from 1960 to 2024. H-II and Delta (rocket family) are expendable space launch systems.
See H-II and Delta (rocket family)
Delta III
Delta III was an expendable launch vehicle made by McDonnell Douglas (later acquired by Boeing).
ETS-VII
The ETS-VII, or Engineering Test Satellite No.
See H-II and ETS-VII
Geostationary orbit
A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbitGeostationary orbit and Geosynchronous (equatorial) orbit are used somewhat interchangeably in sources.
See H-II and Geostationary orbit
Geostationary transfer orbit
A geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or geosynchronous transfer orbit is a type of geocentric orbit.
See H-II and Geostationary transfer orbit
Geosynchronous orbit
A geosynchronous orbit (sometimes abbreviated GSO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches Earth's rotation on its axis, 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds (one sidereal day).
See H-II and Geosynchronous orbit
H-I
The H–I or H–1 was a Japanese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, consisting of a licence-produced American first stage and set of booster rockets, and all-Japanese upper stages. H-II and h-I are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries space launch vehicles.
See H-II and H-I
H-II Transfer Vehicle
The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), also called, is an expendable, automated cargo spacecraft used to resupply the ''Kibō'' Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and the International Space Station (ISS).
See H-II and H-II Transfer Vehicle
H-IIA
H-IIA (H-2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. H-II and h-IIA are expendable space launch systems and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries space launch vehicles.
See H-II and H-IIA
H-IIB
H-IIB (H2B) was an expendable space launch system jointly developed by the Japanese government's space agency JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-II and h-IIB are expendable space launch systems and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries space launch vehicles.
See H-II and H-IIB
Himawari (satellites)
The geostationary satellites, operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), support weather forecasting, tropical cyclone tracking, and meteorology research.
See H-II and Himawari (satellites)
HOPE-X
HOPE (H-II Orbiting Plane) was a Japanese experimental spaceplane project designed by a partnership between NASDA and NAL (both now part of JAXA), started in the 1980s.
See H-II and HOPE-X
Inertial navigation system
An inertial navigation system (INS; also inertial guidance system, inertial instrument) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers), rotation sensors (gyroscopes) and a computer to continuously calculate by dead reckoning the position, the orientation, and the velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a moving object without the need for external references.
See H-II and Inertial navigation system
Launch vehicle
A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space.
LE-5
The LE-5 liquid rocket engine and its derivative models were developed in Japan to meet the need for an upper stage propulsion system for the H-I and H-II series of launch vehicles.
See H-II and LE-5
LE-7
The LE-7 and its succeeding upgrade model the LE-7A are staged combustion cycle 2/LOX liquid rocket engines produced in Japan for the H-II series of launch vehicles.
See H-II and LE-7
Liquid hydrogen
Liquid hydrogen is the liquid state of the element hydrogen.
Liquid oxygen
Liquid oxygen, sometimes abbreviated as LOX or LOXygen, is a clear light sky-blue liquid form of dioxygen.
Liquid-propellant rocket
A liquid-propellant rocket or liquid rocket utilizes a rocket engine burning liquid propellants.
See H-II and Liquid-propellant rocket
List of H-II series and H3 launches
This is a list of launches made by JAXA using H-II, H-IIA, H-IIB and H3 rockets. H-II and list of H-II series and H3 launches are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries space launch vehicles.
See H-II and List of H-II series and H3 launches
Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.
McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas Corporation was a major American aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor, formed by the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967.
See H-II and McDonnell Douglas
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
See H-II and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Multi-Functional Transport Satellite
Multifunctional Transport Satellites (MTSAT) were a series of weather and aviation control satellites.
See H-II and Multi-Functional Transport Satellite
National Space Development Agency of Japan
The, or NASDA, was a Japanese national space agency established on October 1, 1969 under the National Space Development Agency Law only for peaceful purposes.
See H-II and National Space Development Agency of Japan
NEC
is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered at the NEC Supertower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
See H-II and NEC
Nissan
is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
See H-II and Nissan
OREX
OREX (Orbital Re-entry Experiment) was a NASDA re-entry demonstrator prototype which was launched in 1994 on the H-II launcher; the satellite was renamed.
See H-II and OREX
Plaza Accord
The Plaza Accord was a joint agreement signed on September 22, 1985, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, between France, West Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, to depreciate the U.S. dollar in relation to the French franc, the German Deutsche Mark, the Japanese yen and the British pound sterling by intervening in currency markets.
Satellite
A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.
Solid-propellant rocket
A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer).
See H-II and Solid-propellant rocket
Tanegashima Space Center
The (TNSC) is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan with a total area of about 9.7 square kilometers.
See H-II and Tanegashima Space Center
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) was a joint space mission between NASA and JAXA designed to monitor and study tropical rainfall.
See H-II and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
Tsukuba Space Center
The Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) also known by its radio callsign Tsukuba, is the operations facility and headquarters for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) located in Tsukuba Science City in Ibaraki Prefecture.
See H-II and Tsukuba Space Center
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance, LLC (ULA) is an American launch service provider formed in December 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
See H-II and United Launch Alliance
Yoshinobu Launch Complex
Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) is a rocket launch site at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima.
See H-II and Yoshinobu Launch Complex
See also
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries space launch vehicles
Vehicles introduced in 1994
- Alexander Ultra
- H-II
- Isuzu Giga
- Kickbike
- Long March 3A
- Mercedes-Benz MB700
- Mercedes-Benz Tourismo
- Nissan Diesel Space Runner 7
- Nissan Diesel Space Runner JP
- Opel Combo
- Optare Sigma
- Sisu RA-140 DS
References
Also known as H-II launch vehicle, H-II rocket.