Mission overview
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.
Launch calendar / Mission profile
H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
Status · Go
Reported schedule
NET Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 3:41 PM ET
The T-Minus countdown starts three days before launch.
- Provider
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Vehicle
- H3-24
- Launch site / pad
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan / Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · JPN
- Destination / orbit
- Mars Orbit
Schedule provenance
Source reports
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Recorded schedule and status history
Recorded updateNET Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 3:41 PM ET
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