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H3-24 launches Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) from Tanegashima Space Center
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's H3-24 lifted off from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on 19 Oct 2026 19:41:03 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The payload was bound for Mars Orbit.
The mission
MMX is a Japanese scientific mission to land on Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, to collect samples before bringing them back to Earth. The mission includes a small French/German rover to explore the surface of Phobos.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has now flown 59 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 3.
It was the 19th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2.
| Liftoff | 19 Oct 2026 19:41:03 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | H3-24 |
| Provider | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Pad | Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 |
| Target orbit | Mars Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:49:19 GMT.