All launches
TBD
HTV-X3
H3-24Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
2026 · Date and time TBD
NextMission AnnouncedT-720:00:00
Calendar available when time is confirmed
Time to launch
Launch window confidence
46% — UncertainMission brief
The mission
Third flight of the upgraded Japanese HTV-X spacecraft designed to resupply the International Space Station.
PayloadHTV-X3
OrbitLEO
CustomerInternational Space Station
Stages2
PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Flight plan
Mission timeline
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Up next · Pre-launch
Mission Announced
Official mission announcement and payload assignment
T-720:00:00
12:00 AM UTC
- Mission AnnouncedT-720:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Vehicle RolloutT-48:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Wet Dress RehearsalT-24:00:0012:00 AM UTC
The range
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Site locked
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Global range
- Latitude
- 30.401°N
- Longitude
- 130.976°E
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC
Hardware
Vehicle & provider
Reliability
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.