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Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

JAXA / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3 Flight 10

Four H3 rocket configurations with different boosters and fairings.
JAXA’s illustration of the H3 rocket family. JAXA.

At a glance

Status
launched
Provider
JAXA / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Vehicle
H3 Flight 10
Window
19 October 2026 · 19:41 UTC
From
Yoshinobu Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Destination
Mars transfer trajectory
Last verified
20 October 2026

Outcome

LAUNCHED · verified against the sources below on 20 October 2026.

The payload

JAXA confirms the H3 Flight 10 launch at 04:41:03 JST on 20 October, or 19:41:03 UTC on 19 October. MMX separated successfully about 1 hour 11 minutes later and began its journey to the Martian moons.

Status history

  1. 20 Oct 2026JAXA confirms launch and successful spacecraft separation. The UTC launch date was 19 October.
  2. 8 Oct 2026JAXA’s published launch schedule checked; the launch remains planned.

Related

Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) · mission recordThe launch deskThe mission boardLaunch data

Sources

  • global.jaxa.jp · https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/08/20260820-1_e.html
  • jaxa.jp · https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/10/20261020-1_j.html
  • mmx.jaxa.jp · https://www.mmx.jaxa.jp/en/mission/