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JAXA launch schedule

JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has 8 launches scheduled. Every launch listed with its date, vehicle, pad and outcome.

Headquarters: Chōfu · Founded: 2003

Next launch

Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

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

Oct 19, 2026

Upcoming launches

October 2026

  1. Oct 19, 2026Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)H3-24 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Go for Launch

Date not yet fixed

  1. NET 2026Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX)H3-24 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · To Be Determined
  2. NET 2026HTV-X2H3-24 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · To Be Determined
  3. NET 2026ETS-9H3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · To Be Determined
  4. NET 2026HTV-X3H3-24 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · To Be Determined
  5. NET 2026JV-LOTUSat-1Epsilon S · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Mu Center · To Be Determined
  6. NET H1 2027IGS Optical Diversification 1H3-30 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · To Be Determined
  7. NET H1 2027JSDF SDA satelliteH3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · To Be Determined

Recent launches

  1. Aug 10, 2026Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)H3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Successful
  2. Jun 12, 2026H3-30 Test FlightH3-30 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Successful
  3. Dec 22, 2025Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)H3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Failure
  4. Oct 26, 2025HTV-X1H3-24 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Successful
  5. Jun 28, 2025GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW)H-IIA 202 · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  6. Feb 2, 2025Michibiki 6 (QZS-6)H3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Successful
  7. Nov 4, 2024DSN 3 (Kirameki 3)H3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Successful
  8. Sep 26, 2024IGS Radar 8H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  9. Jul 1, 2024Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4)H3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Successful
  10. Feb 17, 2024VEP 4, CE-SAT-1E & TIRSATH3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Successful
  11. Jan 12, 2024IGS Optical 8H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  12. Sep 6, 2023XRISM & SLIMH-IIA 202 · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  13. Mar 7, 2023ALOS-3 (Maiden flight)H3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Failure
  14. Jan 26, 2023IGS Radar 7H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  15. Oct 12, 2022RAISE-3 & othersEpsilon · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Mu Center · Launch Failure
  16. Dec 22, 2021Inmarsat-6 F1H-IIA 204 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  17. Nov 9, 2021RAISE-2 & othersEpsilon · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Mu Center · Launch Successful
  18. Oct 26, 2021QZS-1RH-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  19. Nov 29, 2020JDRS-1H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  20. Jul 19, 2020Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful

By the numbers

142launches flownsince 1966
89.4%success rate127 of 142
8scheduled
2in 20264 in 2025
2017busiest year7 launches

Rockets

  1. H-IIA50 launches
  2. H-19 launches
  3. H-IIB9 launches
  4. H3-229 launches
  5. Mu-3S-II8 launches
  6. N-28 launches
  7. H-II7 launches
  8. M-V7 launches

Launch sites

  1. Tanegashima Space Center106 launches
  2. Uchinoura Space Center44 launches

Questions

When is the next JAXA launch?

Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) on a H3-24 from Tanegashima Space Center (Oct 19, 2026). Launch details

Where does JAXA launch from?

Most often from Tanegashima Space Center (106) and Uchinoura Space Center (44).

Which rockets does JAXA launch?

Most often H-IIA (50), H-1 (9) and H-IIB (9).

How many launches has JAXA flown?

142 launches since 1966, 89.4% of them successful. 2 in 2026 so far.