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H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight
H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight launched on Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC — a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries mission.
Launch SuccessfulMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Lifted offNET Jun 2026
NET Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC
Live coverage
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Mission profile
The flight at a glance
H3-30Vehicle
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesProvider
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2Pad
Tanegashima Space Center, JapanLocation
Test FlightMission type
Sun-Synchronous OrbitOrbit
Flight sequence
Mission timeline
Key events from liftoff — ignition, staging, separation and deployment — with their times relative to T0.
- LiftoffT+ 00:00:00
- Fairing SeparationT+ 00:03:12
- MECOT+ 00:03:34
- Stage 2 SeparationT+ 00:03:42
- SES-1T+ 00:03:54
- SECO-1T+ 00:15:15
- Payload Deployment Sequence StartT+ 00:16:16
- Payload Deployment Sequence EndT+ 00:30:06
- SES-2T+ 01:44:58
- SECO-2T+ 01:45:16
Flight simulation
Ascent to orbit
A representative gravity-turn climb for H3-30 to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
Mission timeT+0:00
Altitude0.0 km
Velocity0.00 km/s
PhaseLiftoff
T+0:00 / 9:20
SimulatedRepresentative H3-30 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
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
Around this launch
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Frequently asked
What time does H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight launch?
H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight is scheduled to lift off Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC.
Where can I watch H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight?
Watch the official live webcast embedded on this page — it goes live shortly before liftoff.
Who is launching H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight?
H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight is an Mitsubishi Heavy Industries mission flying on a H3-30.
Where does H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight launch from?
It lifts off from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.