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December 11, 2023

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H-2A rolls out to launch pad

October 6, 2014 Stephen Clark

Photos of the H-2A rocket’s rollout to the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center with the Himawari 8 weather satellite.

H-2A rocket diagram

October 6, 2014 Stephen Clark

The H-2A rocket, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, features twin solid rocket boosters and two stages burning a mix of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants.

H-2A rocket ground track

October 6, 2014 Stephen Clark

Check out the ground track the H-2A rocket will follow on its launch of the Himawari 8 weather satellite.