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Tanegashima launch schedule

7 launches are scheduled from Tanegashima. The next is Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) on a H3-24 (Oct 19, 2026).

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 H1 2027IGS Optical Diversification 1H3-30 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · To Be Determined
  6. 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. Dec 22, 2021Inmarsat-6 F1H-IIA 204 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  16. Oct 26, 2021QZS-1RH-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  17. Nov 29, 2020JDRS-1H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  18. Jul 19, 2020Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  19. May 20, 2020Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)H-IIB 304 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Successful
  20. Feb 9, 2020IGS Optical 7H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful

Full history

By the numbers

99launches flownsince 1975
94.9%success rate94 of 99
7scheduled
2in 20264 in 2025
2017busiest year6 launches

Providers

  1. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries65 launches
  2. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency26 launches
  3. National Space Development Agency of Japan15 launches

Rockets

  1. H-IIA50 launches
  2. H-19 launches
  3. H-IIB9 launches
  4. H3-229 launches
  5. N-28 launches
  6. H-II7 launches
  7. N-I7 launches
  8. H3-245 launches

Questions

When is the next launch from Tanegashima?

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

Which rockets launch from Tanegashima?

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

How many launches have flown from Tanegashima?

99 launches since 1975, 94.9% of them successful. 2 in 2026 so far.