H3-22

H3 with two first-stage engines and two solid boosters, its most flown version. Its first flight in March 2023 fails when the second stage does not ignite; from 2024 it launches ALOS-4, Michibiki navigation satellites and Kirameki defense communications satellites.

Launches

7

Success rate

71%

2 failures

First flight

7 March 2023

ALOS-3 (Maiden flight)

Last flight

10 August 2026

Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)

Builder

MHI

Height

57 m

Diameter

5.3 m

Stages

2

Boosters

2 × H3 SRB-3

Propellants

Solid, LH2 / LOX

Payload to LEO

13,500 kg

Payload to GTO

5,400 kg