H-IIA 2024

H-2A 2024 H-IIA 202 variant

Mission Profile

The H-IIA 2024 (H-2A 2024) was a two-stage Japanese launch vehicle in the H-II family, the baseline configuration featuring two SRB-A solid rocket boosters and a single LE-7A core engine. Standing 53 m tall with a 4 m core diameter and a liftoff mass of 443 tonnes, it generated 11,440 kN of liftoff thrust and could deliver 15,000 kg to low Earth orbit or 5,800 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. First flying in February 2002, the H-IIA became Japan's primary launch vehicle for over two decades, launching government reconnaissance, scientific, and commercial satellites with excellent reliability before being succeeded by H3.