NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)

Launch Time
NET 2026

First Japanese sample return mission from Phobos. First French/German rover.

Rocket

H3-24L
JAXA
Status: Active
Price: $50.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 12,142 kN
Payload to GTO: 6,500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Fairing Diameter: 5.27 m
Fairing Height: 10.4 m

Mission Details

Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)

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.
A small French rover, built in cooperation with Germany, will also be embarked on the mission and should be able to explore the moon's surface.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,000.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit

Location

LA-Y2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan