MHI H3 Mid-Inclination Rideshare

Name: MHI H3 Mid-Inclination Rideshare
Start: 2027-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

H3 rocket used for the Mid-Inclination Rideshare space launch

Status

TBD

Date

31 DEC 2027

00:00

Launch Provider

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Launch Pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Mission Overview

Dedicated ride-share launch of multiple satellites for various customers: * 3 x QPS-SAR Earth observation radar satellites for iQPS * 2 x StriX Earth observation radar satellites for Synspective * Other TBD ride-share satellites to be manifested by Exolaunch

Rocket

Mission Type

Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket 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