NASDA / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-II H-II+ H-IIS
Overall
Vehicle
Operational from 03.02.1994 18.03.1995 15.11.1999

 

to 21.02.1998    
Orbital flights   5 1 1
Payload weight t GTO 3.80 GTO 3.93 GTO  ~4.00
Gross liftoff weight t 260.46 271.60 274.00
Gross propellant weight t  218.41  226.43 229.02
Total length m 49.00 51.50 49.80
Max. diameter (span) m      
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 3,962 3,962 3,962
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 755.4 776.3 787.0

Fairing

Total length m 12.00 14.50 12.00
Diameter m 4.07 4.07-5.10 5.10
Total weight t 1.397 2.287 1.716
Stage 2 Name   Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi
  Length m 2.60 (11.00) 2.60 (11.00) 3.40 (10.70)
Diameter m 4.07 4.07 4.07
Liftoff weight t 16.70 16.70 19.60
Propellant weight t 14.00 14.00 16.60
Engines   LE-5A LE-5A LE-5B
Propellant   LH2/LOX LH2/LOX LH2/LOX
Total thrust (vac) kN 121.9 121.9 136.5
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 4432 4432 4384
Burn time s 510 510 534
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 62.1 62.1 72.8
Stage 1

Name

  Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi
  Length (+interstage) m 34.40 34.40 34.40
Diameter m 4.07 4.07 4.07
Liftoff weight t 98.00 98.00 98.00
Propellant weight t 86.25 86.25 86.25
Engines (short nozzle)   LE-7 LE-7 LE-7
Propellant   LH2/LOX LH2/LOX LH2/LOX
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 843.4 843.4 843.4
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 3415 3415 3415
Burn time s 349.2 349.2 349.2
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 376.9 376.9 376.9

Booster

Name   2 Nissan 2 Nissan 2 Nissan
  Length m 23.40 23.40 23.40
Diameter m 1.80 1.80 1.80
Liftoff weight t 140.56 140.56 140.56
Propellant weight t 118.16 118.16 118.16
Engines   SRB EM SRB EM SRB EM
Propellant   solid HTPB solid HTPB solid HTPB
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 3,118.6  (av.) 3,118.6 (av.) 3,118.6 (av.)
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2481 2481 2481
Burn time s 94 94 94
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 316.4 316.4 316.4

Booster

Name     2 Nissan 2 Nissan
  Length m   9.50 9.50
Diameter m 0.74 0.74
Liftoff weight t 10.10 10.10
Propellant weight t 8.02 8.02
Engines   SB-735 SB-735
Propellant   solid solid
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 607.2 607.2
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2344 2344
Burn time s 31 31
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 20.9 20.9