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H3-24 | Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3-24 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 63rd launch · 7th this year · humanity's 7,506th orbital launch attempt

December 31, 2026Add to calendar
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Window: Dec 31, 00:00Dec 31, 00:00 UTC

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Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX)

The Lunar Polar Exploration mission (LUPEX) is a robotic lunar mission jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), deploying a lunar rover and lander to explore the south pole region of the Moon. JAXA will provide the under-development H3 launch vehicle and the rover, while ISRO would be responsible for the lander.

Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)

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Updates

  • Reverted to NET 2026 per Japanese government documentation, awaiting clarification.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/10/2024 · source

  • NET 2028.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/18/2024 · source

  • NET late 2025.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/6/2023 · source

Pad — Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

17 launches from this pad · 98 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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