MHI H3 MBR Explorer
H3
Status
TBD
Date
31 MAR 2028
00:00
Launch Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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.
Rocket
H3
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Asteroid
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The H3 Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system in development in Japan. H3 rockets are liquid-propellant rockets with strap-on solid rocket boosters and are planned to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi and the JAXA have been responsible for the design, manufacture, and operation of the H3.
Height
63 m
Diameter
5.27 m
Launch Mass
574 T