NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

HTV-X 3

Launch Time
NET December, 2026

Rocket

H3-24L
MHI
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

HTV-X 3

HTV-X is an uncrewed expendable cargo spacecraft under development by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as the successor of H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), designed to be more affordable than its predecessor, with more pressurized cargo capability and cargo late load options.

Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LA-Y2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan