Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) launch time, date and countdown
TBD 2026 (date TBD)
No launch date has been set yet (listed as 2026). The countdown starts once a date is announced.
Launch details
- Target
- 2026 (date TBD)
- Status
- TBD To Be Determined
- Provider
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Commercial)
- Rocket
- H3-24
- Mission
- Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX)
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Orbit
- Lunar Orbit
- Pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
- Location
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Country code
- JPN
Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.
About this launch
Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) is a launch of the H3-24 rocket operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. No launch date has been set yet. Launch Library 2 currently lists it as no earlier than 2026, so the date and time shown on this page are placeholders until a real date is announced. The launch site is Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. The target orbit is Lunar Orbit. Mission type: Lunar Exploration. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “To Be Determined”.
Mission description
The Lunar Polar Exploration mission (LUPEX) is a robotic lunar mission jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), deploying a lunar rover and lander to explore the south pole region of the Moon. JAXA will provide the under-development H3 launch vehicle and the rover, while ISRO would be responsible for the lander.
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