MBR Explorer

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than 1st Quarter, 2028

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Launch vehicle configuration has not been confirmed

MBR Explorer

The MBR Explorer, named after Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, will fly by six main belt asteroids between 2030 and 2033 before rendezvousing on a seventh, Justitia, in 2034, later deploying a lander.

Heliocentric Orbit

1 Payload

2,300 kilograms

Rocket

Active
H3-22S

Active Since 2023

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries logo

Agency

MHI

Price

$50.00 million

Rocket

Height: 63m

Payload to Orbit

GTO: 4,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,542 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.27m

Height: 10.4m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

LA-Y2

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Fastest Turnaround

90 days 1 hour