# H3-24 | Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX): launch

> H3-24 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. Scheduled: NET 2026.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-20 13:01 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: H3-24 | Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX)
- Mission: Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX)
- Provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Rocket: H3-24
- Pad: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Country of the launch site: JPN
- Date (UTC): NET 2026 (2026-12-31T00:00:00.000Z)
- Status: tbd (Launch Library 2: TBD)
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: 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.

## Date history

No date change recorded for this launch since our ledger began.

## Sources

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- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacelaunchnow.me/launch/h3-24-lunar-polar-exploration-mission-lupex)

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