H3

Overview

JAXA's new-generation launch vehicle with the expander-bleed LE-9 engine, designed for lower cost and higher flexibility than the H-IIA.

Components & hardware

Knowledge connections

• ReplacedH-IIA
• Member of familyH series
• Operated byJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
• Launched fromYoshinobu Launch Complex
• Powered byLE-9
• Derived fromH-IIA

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency

  Japanese missions (Hayabusa, Akatsuki) and space science.