JAXA Modifies H-IIA Main Engine Nozzle For More Lift

The exhaust nozzle for the LE-7A first-stage engine on the Mitsubishi H-IIA space launch vehicle will be lengthened to 2 meters (6.5 ft.) for its next mission in September, which is to loft the Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS). The nozzle is now 1.5 meters long, and the Japanese space...

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