Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
H-IIA
Category
Country
Production
2001–2025
Quantity
50
Unit Price (current)
$90.0M
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
29
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$90.0M
Inflation: +%0
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle Typeexpendable medium-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight2001
- ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Stages2
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance7MOD.7
- Payload to LEO15,000 kg
- Payload to GTO6,000 kg
- Liftoff Thrust9,040
- Liftoff Mass445 t
- Height53 m
- Diameter4 m
- Success Rate49
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLH2/LOX
- First-Stage Engines1
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches50
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Cost per Launch90,000,000 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 2001Production started
- 2025Production ended
25
years in service
24
years in production
50
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
96MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES29POST-COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES234JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS20PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES174PRICE · ALL WEAPONS199PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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