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H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight

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

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Friday, June 12, 2026
12:53:59 AM UTC09:53 AM GMT+9 local
1h 59m windowAccurate to the second
H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight
Mission
T-Minus
±second
Probability
weather window
Window
1h 59mlaunch window
Orbit
SSOSun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission Type
Test Flight
Global # This Year
#136orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#1Mitsubishi
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle
H3-30H3
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesCommercial
Success Rate
Total Launches
all-time
Launch Site
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2Tanegashima Space Center
Pad Launches
16from this pad
Site Launches
97from Tanegashima Space Center
Latitude
30.4009°
Longitude
130.9756°
Tanegashima Space Center Weather
Status
GOlaunch site · live
Temperature
23.3°C74°F · feels 22.7°C
Wind
22.7 km/h NW14 mph · 306°
Cloud Cover
4%clear
Visibility
30.2 kmunrestricted
Humidity
71%nominal
Precipitation
0 mm0% chance
Pressure
1011 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
NighttimeTanegashima Space Center
Sunrise
05:12 AM GMT+9local
Sunset
07:19 PM GMT+9local
Daylight
14h 7mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#136globally
Agency launches this year#1Mitsubishi
Launches from this pad16Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Launches from this site97Tanegashima Space Center

Mission Data

Launch VehicleH3-30
Vehicle FamilyH3
Launch Provider🇯🇵 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Provider TypeCommercial
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Location🇯🇵 Tanegashima Space Center, Japan JPN
Status Note

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Launch Site Weather

🌡Temperature
23.3°C74°F · feels 22.7°C
💨Wind
22.7 km/h NW14 mph · 306°
🌧Precipitation
0 mm0% chance
💧Humidity
71%
👁Visibility
30.2 km
Pressure
1011 hPa
Cloud Cover
4%
Daylight · Nighttime
Sunrise05:12 AM GMT+9
Sunset07:19 PM GMT+9
14h 7m of daylight
Location

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Launch Site

Est. trajectory · SSO
30.4009°N · 130.9756°E

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