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The H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 17 is a "H2A202" model with two solid rocket boosters (SRBs). The fairing design is 4S (4 meters in diameter.) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is in charge of the launch service of the H-IIA.
H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 17 Mission
The main mission of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 17 is to inject its main payload, the Venus Climate Orbiter "AKATSUKI" (PLANET-C), into its scheduled orbit, then to inject five other secondary payloads into their respective orbits.