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Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
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19 OCT 2026, 19:41 UTC
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Launch
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Launch time
19:41 UTC
19 Oct 2026
Status
Go
Probability
—
weather go
Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesRocket
H3-24Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2Location
Tanegashima Space Center, JapanMission type
Planetary ScienceOrbit
Mars OrbitOrbital launch of the year
#242Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launch of the year
#3Launch from this pad
#19Mission
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.
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