Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH3-24Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

HTV-X3

Launch window

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To Be Determined

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Summary

HTV-X3 is expected to launch on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3-24 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan in 2026. It is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 63rd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 7,528th orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 5th H3-24 flight and the 4th this year. The payload is bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

Watch: No webcast announced yet.
Vehicle: H3-24 · Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesInternational Space Station
Booster: No booster details available.
Mission: Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: Planned as the 5th H3-24 flight · 4th this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 63rd launch7th this yearhumanity's 7,528th orbital launch attempt355th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: representative

LEOOrbit

30.4°Inclination

90°Launch azimuth

Target site default for this orbit type. Not a catalogued object; this panel switches to the tracked orbit once the object is catalogued. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

About this launch

Third flight of the upgraded Japanese HTV-X spacecraft designed to resupply the International Space Station.

Pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Planned as the 23rd launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, 7th this year · 104th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

18 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

72 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Open in maps

Updates

NET 2026.

Cosmic_Penguin · Dec 6, 2023 · source

Questions

When does HTV-X3 launch?

HTV-X3 is scheduled in 2026.

Where can I watch HTV-X3 live?

No webcast has been announced yet.

What rocket is launching HTV-X3?

H3-24, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H3-24 spec sheet

Where is HTV-X3 launching from?

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.

What orbit is HTV-X3 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a resupply mission.

Which program is HTV-X3 part of?

International Space Station. About International Space Station