Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has made 58 launches since its first on 12 August 1986: 56 successful, 2 failed or partly failed (97% success). Its latest was Michibiki 7 (QZS-7) on 10 August 2026. It has carried 92 satellites, 65 of them still in orbit.
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Launches a year
19572026
Highlights
| Date | Launch |
|---|---|
| 12 August 1986 | H-1, AjisaiFirst launch · success |
| 10 September 2009 | H-IIB 304, Kounotori 1 (HTV-1)First H-IIB flight · success |
| 20 May 2010 | H-IIA 202, Akatsuki (Planet-C)First H-IIA flight · success |
| 7 March 2023 | H3-22, ALOS-3 (Maiden flight)First H3-22 flight · failure |
| 17 February 2024 | H3-22, VEP 4, CE-SAT-1E & TIRSATFirst successful H3-22 flight · success |
| 10 August 2026 | H3-22, Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)Latest launch · success |
Rockets
| Rocket | First launch | Launches |
|---|---|---|
| H-IIA | 20 May 2010 | 31 |
| H-1 | 12 August 1986 | 9 |
| H-IIB | 10 September 2009 | 9 |
| H3-22 | 7 March 2023 | 7 |
| H3-24 | 26 October 2025 | 1 |
| H3-30 | 12 June 2026 | 1 |
Launch sites
| Tanegashima Space Center | 58 |
Satellites carried
92 satellites in the catalogue went up on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches; 65 are still in orbit. By who uses them: defence 13, civil government 43, commercial 9, academic and non-profit 26, and 1 not known yet.