Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

Name: Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Start: 2026-10-19T19:41:03+00:00
End: 2026-10-19T19:41:03+00:00
Location: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

SUCCESS

✓ Mission success

On 19 OCT · 19:41 UTC 2026, H3-24 delivered Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Mars Orbit.

T-0 (flown): 19 OCT · 19:41 UTC
Window: Instantaneous
Rocket: H3-24
Operator: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Payload: Martian Moons eXploration (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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