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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.
The IGS Radar 8 is a Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
Height 53.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 4100 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2260 kN
Diameter 4.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 10000 kg
Liftoff Mass 285 Tonnes
Launch Success 33
Consecutive Success 33
Maiden Flight 2001-08-29
Launch Failures 0