ACTIVEJAXA / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
H3 Launch Vehicle
Japan's next-generation flagship rocket replacing H-IIA.
By akash·
Total Committed
Undisclosed
Annual Run-Rate
—
Procurement
MIXED
Next Catalyst
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Funding & Contract Structure
Procurement vehicle: MIXED — Combination of vehicles across program phases.
Key Milestones
H3 Flight 1 — second stage failure, destructed (ALOS-3 lost)
H3 Flight 2 — successful orbital insertion, VEP-4 deployed
H3 Flight 3 — DSN-3 defense satellite successfully launched
H3 entering regular operational service; multiple government payloads
Targeting 6+ flights/year operational cadence
Risk Register
scheduleN/A
No material risk identified.
costN/A
No material risk identified.
technicalN/A
No material risk identified.
politicalN/A
No material risk identified.
geopoliticalN/A
No material risk identified.