H-IIB (H2B) was an expendable space launch system jointly developed by the Japanese government's space agency JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It...

active service (as of 2020) for various purposes. A derivative design, the H-IIB, was developed in the 2000s and made its maiden flight in 2009 before finally...

made by JAXA using H-II, H-IIA, H-IIB and H3 rockets. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022   H-II   H-IIA   H-IIB   H3 1 2 3 4 5 6 1994...

the HTV's first mission, HTV-1, was launched on 10 September 2009 on an H-IIB launch vehicle. The name Kounotori was chosen because "a white stork carries...

turbopump: 41,900 rpm Liquid oxygen turbopump: 18,300 rpm LE-5 LE-9 H-II, H-IIA, & H-IIB Comparison of orbital rocket engines Liquid-fuel rocket Staged combustion...

hangar in Tanegashima Space Center. H-II Orbiting Plane (HOPE) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) H-II (rocket family) H-IIA H-IIB Comparison of orbital launchers...

Space Station. It was launched at 13:26:47 UTC on 9 December 2016 aboard H-IIB launch vehicle from Tanegashima Space Center. Major changes from previous...

end H-IIA operations with H-IIA Flight No. 50 and retire it by March 2025. JAXA operated the H-IIB, an upgraded version of the H-IIA, from September 2009...

Space launch vehicles: H-II H-IIA H-IIB H-III N-I (with license from McDonnell-Douglas) N-II (with license from McDonnell-Douglas) H-I (with license from...

H-II Transfer Vehicle. It was launched on 21 July 2012 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 3 (H-IIB...