\<COLOUR 1> NO OF STAGES: \<COLOUR 0> 3 plus nine strap-on boosters
\<COLOUR 1> PROPELLANTS: \<COLOUR 0> First stage, kerosene/liquid oxygen; second stage, aerozine/nitrogen tetroxide; third stage and boosters, solid
\<COLOUR 1> PAYLOAD: \<COLOUR 0> Satellites into geostationary orbit
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Tanegashima Space Centre, Tanegashima Island
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> Japan
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Also called Nu-2; the second national launch rocket built by Japan, first launch (with Kiku 3) on February 11, 1981; based on the US Delta 2914 series; H-I is a variant with liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen third stage.