HTV-X2

The payload

HTV-X2 uncrewed cargo spacecraft delivering supplies and science to the International Space Station; NASA's event page lists it as No Earlier Than Fall 2026, and JAXA has yet to announce a launch date

Status history

1. 19 Aug 2026Still no JAXA launch date: JAXA's press index carries only H3 Flight No. 9 (Michibiki 7, flown 11 August) in this window, and NASA's event page still says no earlier than summer 2026.
2. 21 Aug 2026Still undated by JAXA, whose August press index announces no HTV-X2 date; NASA's event page continues to read no earlier than summer 2026. JAXA's announcement of 20 August assigns H3 Flight No. 10 to the Martian Moons eXploration mission on 20 October 2026 from Tanegashima, which puts HTV-X2 behind it in the H3 order.
3. 22 Aug 2026Still undated by JAXA, whose press index announces no HTV-X2 date; NASA's event page continues to read no earlier than summer 2026.
4. 29 Aug 2026Still undated by JAXA, whose 2026 press index carries no HTV-X2 announcement between 20 and 29 August; NASA's event page continues to read no earlier than summer 2026.
5. 18 Sep 2026Still undated by JAXA, whose HTV-X project page carries no HTV-X2 launch date; NASA's event page has moved its placeholder to No Earlier Than September 2026.
6. 27 Sep 2026Still undated by JAXA: its HTV-X project page and its press releases for August and September 2026 carry no HTV-X2 date. NASA's event page has moved its placeholder to No Earlier Than Fall 2026.
7. 2 Oct 2026Still undated by JAXA: its 2026 press index, newest item 1 October, carries no HTV-X2 announcement, and NASA's event page still reads No Earlier Than Fall 2026. JAXA's next dated launch is H3 Flight No. 10 with MMX on 20 October.

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