TBD

HTV-X2

H3-24Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

2026 · Date and time TBD

Calendar available when time is confirmed

NextMission AnnouncedT-720:00:00

Time to launch

Schedule watchTracking updates

2026Exact time confirmed closer to launch

Launch Window Confidence

46% — Uncertain

Mission Brief

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

PayloadHTV-X2

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

CustomerInternational Space Station

Stages2

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

Mission Timeline

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Up next · Pre-launch

Mission Announced

Official mission announcement and payload assignment

T-720:00:00

12:00 AM UTC

Mission AnnouncedT-720:00:0012:00 AM UTC
Vehicle RolloutT-48:00:0012:00 AM UTC
Wet Dress RehearsalT-24:00:0012:00 AM UTC

Ground vector

Launch site

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Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Global range

Latitude: 30.401°N
Longitude: 130.976°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC

Vehicle

H3-24

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The H3 Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system in development in Japan. Each H3 booster configuration has a two-digit and a letter designation that indicates the features of that...

Height63 m

LEO PayloadN/A

Launches66

Successes56

Provider

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

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JPN • Founded 1884

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group....

Schedule History

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Jul 3112:00 AM

Dec 3112:00 AM

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