H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
H3-24 is scheduled to launch the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, no earlier than Oct 19, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Launched Oct 20, 2026 4:41:03 AMGo
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
Can I see it from my city?
Night launch: the flame can be seen as a rising, flickering light from hundreds of kilometers away.
- Fukuokaabout 360 km away: look south, low on the horizon
- Seogwipoabout 524 km away: look southeast, low on the horizon
- Geojeabout 535 km away: look southeast, low on the horizon
- Jejuabout 543 km away: look southeast, low on the horizon
- Tongyeongabout 549 km away: look southeast, low on the horizon
- Busanabout 560 km away: look south, low on the horizon
- Okinawa (Naha)about 567 km away: look northeast, low on the horizon
- Gimhaeabout 572 km away: look south, low on the horizon
Rough guide: clouds, the horizon and the rocket's path decide in the end.
About 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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Tue, Oct 20 · 4:41:03 AM · in 1.2 days
- Status
- Go
- Launch provider
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Rocket
- H3-24
- Mission type
- Planetary Science
- Target orbit
- Mars
- Launch pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan