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H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 — Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Type
Planetary Science
Target orbit
Mars Orbit (Mars)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
H3-24
Family
H3
Variant
24
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Type
Commercial
Country
JPN

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launch site

Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Location
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Country
JPN
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo