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H-IIA 212

Launch vehicle · Japan

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Japanese orbital launch vehicle. This version uses two core stages side-by-side in an asymmetric configuration, supplemented by two SRB-A solid rocket boosters.

LEO Payload: 17,280 kg (38,090 lb) to a 300 km orbit at 30.40 degrees. Payload: 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) to a GTO.

Country
Japan