H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight

Mission Status

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Mission Updates

Apr 24, 06:32 AM Cosmic_Penguin

GO for launch on June 10.

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Dec 1, 02:32 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET Q2 2026/JFY 2026.

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Aug 22, 05:21 AM Cosmic_Penguin

Delayed till after HTV-X 1 launch.

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Jun 10, 08:27 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET Q3, after H-IIA F50.

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Dec 10, 02:06 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET 1H 2025.

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Sep 27, 07:46 AM Cosmic_Penguin

Added launch.

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Mission Details

Test flight of the H3-30 variant of the H3 launch vehicle with 3 LE-9 engines in the first stage and no SRBs. The flight will carry a dummy main payload (Vehicle Evaluation Payload 5, VEP-5) and several hitchhiking small satellites: * PETREL * STARS-X * BRO-22 * VERTECS * HORN-L/R

Mission Type Test Flight
Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch Window 12:53 AM - 02:52 AM

Rocket Configuration

Name H3-30
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Height 63 m
Diameter 5.27 m
Maiden Flight N/A
Success Rate 0/0 (0%)

The H3 Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system in development in Japan. H3 rockets are liquid-propellant rockets with strap-on solid rocket boosters and are planned to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and the JAXA have been responsible for the design, manufacture, and operation of the H3.