RetiredbyJapan

H2A

Japanese medium-lift expendable orbital rocket

H-IIA retired in June 2025 with forty-four launches in a row without a single failure — a streak nobody else has matched. It flew Japan's planetary missions to Venus and the asteroid Ryugu, and then handed over to H3.

Service2001–2025
20012025
2001·first flight2017·peak (6 launches)2025·last flight
launches
50
launches
success · 47/50
94%
success · 47/50

Full Launch History

Jun 28, 2025
GOSAT-GW
JapanH2A
Sep 26, 2024
IGS-Radar 8
JapanH2A 202
Jan 12, 2024
IGS-Optical 8
JapanH2A 202
Sep 6, 2023
XRISM
JapanH2A 202
Jan 26, 2023
IGS-Radar 7
JapanH2A 202
Dec 22, 2021
Inmarsat-6 F1
JapanH2A 204
Oct 26, 2021
QZS-1R
JapanH2A 202
Nov 29, 2020
JDRS-1
JapanH2A 202
Jul 19, 2020
Emirates Mars Mission
JapanH2A 202
Feb 9, 2020
IGS-Optical 7
JapanH2A 202
Oct 29, 2018
GOSAT-2
JapanH2A 202
Jun 12, 2018
IGS-Radar 6
JapanH2A 202
Feb 27, 2018
IGS-Optical 6
JapanH2A 202
Dec 23, 2017
GCOM-C
JapanH2A 202
Oct 9, 2017
QZS-4
JapanH2A 202
Aug 19, 2017
QZS-3
JapanH2A 204
Jun 1, 2017
QZS-2
JapanH2A 202
Mar 17, 2017
IGS-Radar 5
JapanH2A 202
Jan 24, 2017
DSN-2
JapanH2A 204
Nov 2, 2016
Himawari 9
JapanH2A 202
Feb 17, 2016Failure
Hitomi
JapanH2A 202
Nov 24, 2015
Telstar 12V
JapanH2A 204
Mar 26, 2015
IGS-Optical 5
JapanH2A 202
Feb 1, 2015
IGS-Radar Spare
JapanH2A 202
Dec 3, 2014
Hayabusa2
JapanH2A 202
Oct 7, 2014
Himawari 8
JapanH2A 202
May 24, 2014
ALOS-2
JapanH2A 202
Feb 27, 2014
GPM-Core
JapanH2A 202
Jan 27, 2013
IGS Radar 4
JapanH2A 202
May 17, 2012
GCOM-W 1
JapanH2A 202
Dec 12, 2011
IGS Radar 3
JapanH2A 202
Sep 23, 2011
IGS Optical 4
JapanH2A 202
Sep 11, 2010
QZSS-1
JapanH2A 202
May 20, 2010Partial failure
Akatsuki
JapanH2A 202
Nov 28, 2009
IGS Optical 3
JapanH2A 202
Jan 23, 2009
Ibuki
JapanH2A 202
Feb 23, 2008
WINDS
JapanH2A 2024
Sep 14, 2007
Kaguya
JapanH2A 2022
Feb 24, 2007
IGS-Radar 2
JapanH2A 2024
Dec 18, 2006
Kiku-8
JapanH2A 204
Sep 11, 2006
IGS-3A
JapanH2A 202
Feb 18, 2006
MTSAT-2
JapanH2A 2024
Jan 24, 2006
Daichi
JapanH2A 2022
Feb 26, 2005
Himawari 6
JapanH2A 2022
Nov 29, 2003Failure
IGS-2A
JapanH2A 2024
Mar 28, 2003
IGS-1A
JapanH2A 2024
Dec 14, 2002
Adeos 2
JapanH2A 202
Sep 10, 2002
USERS
JapanH2A 2024
Feb 4, 2002
MDS-1
JapanH2A 2024
Aug 29, 2001
LRE
JapanH2A 202