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H3-30 Test Flight

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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

Overview

Date / time
June 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Mission
H3-30 Test Flight
Mission type
Test Flight
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Webcast Broadcast

Payloads deployed · 6