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 flight◇2017·peak (6 launches)●2025·last flight
- launches
- 50 launches
- success · 47/50
- 94% success · 47/50
Full Launch History
Jun 28, 2025 | GOSAT-GW Japan•H2A |
Sep 26, 2024 | IGS-Radar 8 Japan•H2A 202 |
Jan 12, 2024 | IGS-Optical 8 Japan•H2A 202 |
Sep 6, 2023 | XRISM Japan•H2A 202 |
Jan 26, 2023 | IGS-Radar 7 Japan•H2A 202 |
Dec 22, 2021 | Inmarsat-6 F1 Japan•H2A 204 |
Oct 26, 2021 | QZS-1R Japan•H2A 202 |
Nov 29, 2020 | JDRS-1 Japan•H2A 202 |
Jul 19, 2020 | Emirates Mars Mission Japan•H2A 202 |
Feb 9, 2020 | IGS-Optical 7 Japan•H2A 202 |
Oct 29, 2018 | GOSAT-2 Japan•H2A 202 |
Jun 12, 2018 | IGS-Radar 6 Japan•H2A 202 |
Feb 27, 2018 | IGS-Optical 6 Japan•H2A 202 |
Dec 23, 2017 | GCOM-C Japan•H2A 202 |
Oct 9, 2017 | QZS-4 Japan•H2A 202 |
Aug 19, 2017 | QZS-3 Japan•H2A 204 |
Jun 1, 2017 | QZS-2 Japan•H2A 202 |
Mar 17, 2017 | IGS-Radar 5 Japan•H2A 202 |
Jan 24, 2017 | DSN-2 Japan•H2A 204 |
Nov 2, 2016 | Himawari 9 Japan•H2A 202 |
Feb 17, 2016Failure | Hitomi Japan•H2A 202 |
Nov 24, 2015 | Telstar 12V Japan•H2A 204 |
Mar 26, 2015 | IGS-Optical 5 Japan•H2A 202 |
Feb 1, 2015 | IGS-Radar Spare Japan•H2A 202 |
Dec 3, 2014 | Hayabusa2 Japan•H2A 202 |
Oct 7, 2014 | Himawari 8 Japan•H2A 202 |
May 24, 2014 | ALOS-2 Japan•H2A 202 |
Feb 27, 2014 | GPM-Core Japan•H2A 202 |
Jan 27, 2013 | IGS Radar 4 Japan•H2A 202 |
May 17, 2012 | GCOM-W 1 Japan•H2A 202 |
Dec 12, 2011 | IGS Radar 3 Japan•H2A 202 |
Sep 23, 2011 | IGS Optical 4 Japan•H2A 202 |
Sep 11, 2010 | QZSS-1 Japan•H2A 202 |
May 20, 2010Partial failure | Akatsuki Japan•H2A 202 |
Nov 28, 2009 | IGS Optical 3 Japan•H2A 202 |
Jan 23, 2009 | Ibuki Japan•H2A 202 |
Feb 23, 2008 | WINDS Japan•H2A 2024 |
Sep 14, 2007 | Kaguya Japan•H2A 2022 |
Feb 24, 2007 | IGS-Radar 2 Japan•H2A 2024 |
Dec 18, 2006 | Kiku-8 Japan•H2A 204 |
Sep 11, 2006 | IGS-3A Japan•H2A 202 |
Feb 18, 2006 | MTSAT-2 Japan•H2A 2024 |
Jan 24, 2006 | Daichi Japan•H2A 2022 |
Feb 26, 2005 | Himawari 6 Japan•H2A 2022 |
Nov 29, 2003Failure | IGS-2A Japan•H2A 2024 |
Mar 28, 2003 | IGS-1A Japan•H2A 2024 |
Dec 14, 2002 | Adeos 2 Japan•H2A 202 |
Sep 10, 2002 | USERS Japan•H2A 2024 |
Feb 4, 2002 | MDS-1 Japan•H2A 2024 |
Aug 29, 2001 | LRE Japan•H2A 202 |
