Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
H3-24, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch time
T-0
Mon 19 Oct, 21:41:03 CEST
19:41:03 UTC
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
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UpdatedSlip history
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- LL2 update
GO for launch.
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NET October 20.
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NET October.
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Delayed to 2026 launch window due to H3 launch vehicle unavailability.
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Mission
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) on H3-24 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.
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.
- Mission type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit
- Mars Orbit
Launch timeline
Times are relative to liftoff.
- T-0
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
- T+1 min 56 s
Boosters Separation
Separation of the side boosters
- T+1 min 58 s
Boosters Separation
Separation of the side boosters
- T+3 min 17 s
Fairing Separation
Separation of the payload fairing
- T+4 min 52 s
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
- T+4 min 59 s
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
- T+5 min 12 s
SES-1
First start of the second engine
- T+10 min 40 s
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
- T+1 h 3 min 57 s
SES-2
Second start of the second engine
- T+1 h 10 min 21 s
SECO-2
Second cut-off of the second engine
- T+1 h 11 min 12 s
Payload Separation
Final deployment of the payload from the rocket
Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan (JP)
Coordinates: 30.400938, 130.97564
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