Launch
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
H3-24 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · October 19, 2026
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.
- Date (UTC)
- 2026-10-19 19:41 UTC
- Rocket
- H3-24
- Company
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Launch site
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Orbit
- Mars Orbit