GoOrbital launch
H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
No earlier than Oct 19, 2026, 19:41 UTC
Launch Library gives this time to the second.
STATUS
Go for Launch. Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
MISSION
- Mission
- Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
- Type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit
- Mars Orbit (Mars)
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.
ROCKET AND PROVIDER
- Rocket
- H3-24
- Provider
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (commercial)
LAUNCH SITE
- Pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
- Location
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Source: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), record updated Aug 20, 2026, 21:04 UTC. Times are UTC. Every launch SpaceDew tracks