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H-IIA Launch Vehicle

H-IIA launch vehicle was developed by JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (former NASDA). It is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.

It was designed to meet diverse launch demands, at lower cost and with a high degree of reliability. H-IIA has a simplified design and uses improved efficiency in the manufacturing and launch processes than its predecessor the H-II. The first experimental flight of the H-IIA F1 was launched in August 2001.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has four types of standard launch vehicles for different weights of payloads. In the case of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.1 (H-IIA F1), it was four meters in diameter and 53 meters in height.

Japan may resume launches of the H2A satellite launcher in February 2005 carrying MTSAT. This is the first flight since the last H2A failure in November 2003.

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