Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)

Name: Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
Start: 2026-10-31T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-31T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

TBD

NET (T-0): 31 OCT · 00:00 UTC
Window: Instantaneous
Rocket: H3-24
Operator: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Payload: Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
Orbit: Mars OrbitInterplanetary

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.

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