H3 | MBR Explorer

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H3 lifting off — Photo of a H3 liftoff: AF991, Public domain

Reported schedule

NET Q1 2028

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Provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Vehicle: H3
Launch site / pad: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan / Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · JPN
Destination / orbit: Asteroid

Mission overview

An United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) planetary mission to visit main belt asteroids. Named after Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the spacecraft will fly by six main belt asteroids between 2030 and 2033 before rendezvousing on a seventh, Justitia, in 2034, later deploying a lander.

Schedule provenance

Source reports

Launch Library 2

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Recorded schedule and status history

Oct 8, 2026 · 5:53 PM ET
Recorded updateNET Q1 2028
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