# H-IIA (JAXA/MHI)
*launch services*

## Specifications
- **entity type**: launch_service
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-11
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: mitsubishi-heavy-industries
- **attributes**: {}

## Editorial
The H-IIA is a Japanese medium-lift launch vehicle developed by JAXA and manufactured and operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). MHI took over management from JAXA on 2007-04-01 and operated the vehicle commercially from Tanegashima Space Center.[^jaxa-h2a-page] The vehicle flew 50 times over its operational life, accumulating 49 successes in 50 flights across civil, commercial, and governmental payloads, according to available mission records.[^wikipedia-h2a][^jaxa-h2a-page] Earth observation missions in its launch history include GCOM-W1, ALOS-2, GOSAT, and GOSAT-2, among others.[^jaxa-h2a-page] The final flight, F50, carried the GOSAT-GW greenhouse gas monitoring satellite and lifted off on 28 June 2025, ending H-IIA operations.[^nasaspaceflight-gosat-gw][^mhi-h2a-news] H-IIA has been succeeded by the H3 vehicle, a separate development programme under MHI and JAXA.

## Sources
- [wikipedia-h2a] | H-IIA, Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-IIA | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-11
- [jaxa-h2a-page] | H-IIA Launch Vehicle, JAXA | https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/h2a/ | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-11
- [nasaspaceflight-gosat-gw] | Japan's GOSAT-GW launches aboard final H-IIA rocket, NASASpaceFlight | https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/06/gosat-gw-launch/ | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-11
- [mhi-h2a-news] | Updated Launch Schedule H-IIA F50 GOSAT-GW, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | https://www.mhi.com/news/250624.html | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-11

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