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H3-30 Test Flight
H3-30 · Test Flight
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LAUNCH TIMEMISSION COMPLETETiming is subject to mission updates
Mission image · JAXA
Mission overview
Test flight of the H3-30 variant of the H3 launch vehicle with 3 LE-9 engines in the first stage and no SRBs. The flight will carry a dummy main payload (Vehicle Evaluation Payload 5, VEP-5) and several hitchhiking small satellites: * PETREL * STARS-X * BRO-22 * VERTECS * HORN-L/R
- Mission
- H3-30 Test Flight
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Provider
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Target orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
Liftoff
00:53 UTCFirst upwards movement of the rocket
SCHEDULED
Fairing Separation
00:57 UTCSeparation of the payload fairing
SCHEDULED
MECO
00:57 UTCCut-off of the main engine
SCHEDULED
Stage 2 Separation
00:57 UTCSeparation of the second stage from the first
SCHEDULED
SES-1
00:57 UTCFirst start of the second engine
SCHEDULED
SECO-1
01:09 UTCFirst cut-off of the second engine
SCHEDULED
Payload Deployment Sequence Start
01:10 UTCStart of the payload deployment sequence
SCHEDULED
Payload Deployment Sequence End
01:24 UTCEnd of the payload deployment sequence.
SCHEDULED
SES-2
02:38 UTCSecond start of the second engine
SCHEDULED
SECO-2
02:39 UTCSecond cut-off of the second engine
SCHEDULED
Mission intelligence
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Schedule history
No changes recorded
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Rocket
H3-30Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · JapanThe 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.
Payload
H3-30 Test Flight
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Classification
- SSO
Launch site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Latitude
- 30.40094°
- Longitude
- 130.97564°
- Country
- Japan
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
Live & mission coverage
Official mission broadcast. Stream availability is controlled by the provider.
Launch live streaming of H3 Launch Vehicle flight No.6, 30 configuration Test Vehicle（English）H3ロケット6号機(30形態試験機)打上げライブ中継（日本語）
Independent coverage (1)
Sources
Source links and confidence are preserved with each mission. Official updates take priority when verified.
Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Jun 25, 2026 03:12 UTCOfficial mission updatehigh · P100
www.jaxa.jp · Updated Jun 25, 2026 03:12 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.youtube.com · Updated Jun 25, 2026 03:12 UTCOfficial mission updatehigh · P100
www.jaxa.jp · Updated Jun 25, 2026 03:12 UTCOfficial mission updatehigh · P100
global.jaxa.jp · Updated Jun 25, 2026 03:12 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
xtech.nikkei.com · Updated Jun 25, 2026 03:12 UTCOfficial mission updatehigh · P100
www.jaxa.jp · Updated Jun 25, 2026 03:12 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Jun 25, 2026 03:12 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www8.cao.go.jp · Updated Jun 25, 2026 03:12 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.