LAUNCH MISSION

MHI H3 MBR Explorer

Name: MHI H3 MBR Explorer
Start: 2028-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

Status

TBD

DATE

31 MAR 2028

LAUNCH PROVIDER

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Launch Pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

Description

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.

H3 rocket used for the MBR Explorer space launch

Rocket Description

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.

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