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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

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The H3 upper stage uses an engine designated LE-5B-3 developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Narrative GeneralApr 3, 2023Japan delays H2A launch in the wake of H3 failure

The H3 upper stage uses an engine designated LE-5B-3 developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and similar to the LE-5B engine used on the H-2A rocket.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Narrative GeneralMar 29, 2023H3 failure could delay Japanese science missions

JAXA began developing the H3 rocket in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2014.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Narrative GeneralMar 7, 2023Japan’s H3 rocket launch fails after second stage malfunction

H3 was co-developed by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at a cost of 200,000,000,000 JPY (about $1,500,000,000).

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Org RelationshipMar 7, 2023Japan’s H3 rocket launch fails after second stage malfunction

The troubled H3 second stage was powered by a single LE-5B-3 hydrogen-fueled engine developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Narrative GeneralMar 7, 2023Japan’s H3 rocket launch fails after second stage malfunction

Inmarsat-6 F1 is due to start operations from a geostationary slot over the Indian Ocean early 2023 after its 2021-12-01 launch by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Mentioned as: mitsubishi heavy industriesTechnical ProductFeb 18, 2023SpaceX launches Inmarsat-6 F2 in a boost for direct-to-device services

JAXA began developing the H3 rocket in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in 2014.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Narrative GeneralFeb 17, 2023Japan aborts H3 launch moments before liftoff

Inmarsat-6 F2 is identical to the Airbus-built Inmarsat-6 F1 satellite that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched in late 2021 toward a geostationary orbit above the Indian Ocean.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Narrative GeneralJan 30, 2023Inmarsat-6 F2 satellite completes three-day trip to SpaceX launch site

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd operates the H2A rocket that lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries LtdTechnical ProductJan 29, 2023Japan launches intelligence satellite to monitor weather and N Korean military sites

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the first I-6 satellite in December 2021 and the all-electric spacecraft is due to reach its orbital position later in 2022.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Org RelationshipApr 28, 2022Inmarsat’s telemetry network for rockets ready for launch

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the prime contractor for Japan’s next-generation H3 launch vehicle, partnered with Inmarsat to develop InRange.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2022Inmarsat’s telemetry network for rockets ready for launch

Inmarsat I-6 F1 was launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan in December 2021.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Narrative GeneralApr 8, 2022Inmarsat’s Second 1-6 F2 Satellite Enters Thermal Vacuum Testing

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to cooperate with JAXA and other aerospace companies in Japan on activities related to Orbital Reef, leveraging relationships built through participation in the ISS program.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesOrg RelationshipMar 25, 2022Sierra Space + Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sign An MoU Regarding Orbital Reef Development

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries manufactured the Kibo laboratory module that was installed on the International Space Station in 2008.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Org RelationshipMar 17, 2022Sierra Space to work with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on commercial space station technologies

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries built the HTV cargo spacecraft and the H-2 launch vehicle that launched those spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: mitsubishi heavy industriesTechnical ProductMar 17, 2022Sierra Space to work with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on commercial space station technologies

Sierra Space and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed a memorandum of understanding on 2022-03-17 to study collaboration on technologies to support the Orbital Reef commercial space station.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Org RelationshipMar 17, 2022Sierra Space to work with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on commercial space station technologies

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the first Inmarsat-6 satellite, I-6 F1, in December 2021.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Org RelationshipFeb 28, 2022The Second Of Inmarsat’s F6 Satellites To Launch From Cape Canaveral

JAXA and MHI focused on the LE-9 combustion chamber problem while developing new turbopump hardware.

Mentioned as: MHITechnical ProductJan 24, 2022Japan’s H3 rocket further delayed by engine woes

JAXA and MHI plan to use a 3D-printed combustion chamber for the H3 second test flight carrying ALOS-4.

Mentioned as: MHITechnical ProductJan 24, 2022Japan’s H3 rocket further delayed by engine woes

MHI shipped the H3 Flight Test-1 core stage to Tanegashima Space Center in January 2021.

Mentioned as: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)Org RelationshipJan 24, 2022Japan’s H3 rocket further delayed by engine woes
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