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.
Service 2001–2025
2001 to 2025
2001 first flight 2017 peak (6 launches) 2025 last flight
- launches
- 50
- success · 47/50
- 94%
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 |