H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)

Status: Go | Launch window: Oct 19, 2026 19:41 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Commercial)
Rocket: H3-24 — H3 family

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.

Type: Planetary Science
Orbit: Mars Orbit (Mars)

Launch Site

Pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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