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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesTo Be DeterminedLunar ExplorationH3-24 · LUPEX
NET 2028Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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.
Launch Provider
Commercial · Japan · Founded 1884 · President Seiji Izumisawa
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.
Launches
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Upcoming
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scheduled
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NET 2028
Nosu
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Reverted to NET 2026 per Japanese government documentation, awaiting clarification.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET 2028.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET late 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
63m
Diameter
5.3m
Liftoff thrust
12,142kN
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