Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Tracker
As of 23 October 2026, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has flown 3 of the 249 orbital launch attempts in 2026, 1% of the world's launches, after 4 in 2025 and 5 in 2024, and 100 since its first in 1975. Its latest launches and the next ones on the schedule, drawn to scale.
Latest mission
Planetary Science
H3-24
Oct 19, 2026
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H3 F10 (H3-24) launched JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft from Tanegashima, with spacecraft separation confirmed about 71 minutes after liftoff. MMX is the first mission to sample Phobos and return material to Earth, carrying the DLR/CNES Idefix rover.
Next mission
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No upcoming mission scheduled.
Statistics summary
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches
2026 so far
3
vs 2 by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
1
vs 0.1 weekly avg. over 365 days
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
11 t
vs 8 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
4 t
vs 0.5 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Past launches
Every Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.
No Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launch is scheduled in the next seven days.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2026
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries orbital launches per month, 2026 so far
- 0Jan
- 0Feb
- 0Mar
- 0Apr
- 0May
- 1Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 0Sep
- 1Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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| Month | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 1 |
Orbital launch attempts added up, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the rest of the world, 2026 so far
Day by day since 1 January.
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| By the end of | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Rest of world |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 24 |
| February | 0 | 42 |
| March | 0 | 72 |
| April | 0 | 103 |
| May | 0 | 126 |
| June | 1 | 154 |
| July | 1 | 181 |
| August | 2 | 206 |
| September | 2 | 233 |
| October | 3 | 246 |
Orbital launch attempts per week, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the rest of the world, the past 12 months
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| Week of | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Rest of world |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 Jul 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | 1 | 7 |
| 31 May 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 May 2026 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 May 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 May 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 May 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 Apr 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 Apr 2026 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 Apr 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 Apr 2026 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 Mar 2026 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 Feb 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 Feb 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 Jan 2026 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 Jan 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 Dec 2025 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 Dec 2025 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 Dec 2025 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 Dec 2025 | 0 | 11 |
| 30 Nov 2025 | 0 | 9 |
| 23 Nov 2025 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 Nov 2025 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 Nov 2025 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 Nov 2025 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 Oct 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 Oct 2025 | 0 | 2 |
Payload delivered to orbit by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, year against year, 2023 to 2026
Tonnes, added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 · 2 t | 1 · 2 t | 0 · 0 t | 0 · 0 t |
| February | 1 · 2 t | 2 · 4 t | 1 · 5 t | 0 · 0 t |
| March | 2 · 2 t | 2 · 4 t | 1 · 5 t | 0 · 0 t |
| April | 2 · 2 t | 2 · 4 t | 1 · 5 t | 0 · 0 t |
| May | 2 · 2 t | 2 · 4 t | 1 · 5 t | 0 · 0 t |
| June | 2 · 2 t | 2 · 4 t | 2 · 8 t | 1 · 2 t |
| July | 2 · 2 t | 3 · 7 t | 2 · 8 t | 1 · 2 t |
| August | 2 · 2 t | 3 · 7 t | 2 · 8 t | 2 · 6 t |
| September | 3 · 6 t | 4 · 9 t | 2 · 8 t | 2 · 6 t |
| October | 3 · 6 t | 4 · 9 t | 3 · 24 t | 3 · 11 t |
| November | 3 · 6 t | 5 · 14 t | 3 · 24 t | |
| December | 3 · 6 t | 5 · 14 t | 4 · 24 t |
The record
- Share in 2026
- 1%
- so far
- Launches in 2026
- 3
- of 249 worldwide
- Share in 2025
- 1%
- 4 launches
- All time
- 100
- since 1975
Orbital launch attempts per year, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the rest of the world, 1975 to today
2026 so far, as of 23 October 2026.
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| Year | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Rest of world | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries payload | Rest of world payload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 3 | 246 | 11 t | 2,152 t |
| 2025 | 4 | 325 | 24 t | 2,853 t |
| 2024 | 5 | 258 | 14 t | 2,084 t |
| 2023 | 3 | 220 | 6 t | 1,516 t |
| 2022 | 0 | 186 | – | 1,108 t |
| 2021 | 2 | 144 | 9 t | 826 t |
| 2020 | 4 | 110 | 26 t | 576 t |
| 2019 | 1 | 101 | 20 t | 418 t |
| 2018 | 4 | 110 | 25 t | 388 t |
| 2017 | 6 | 84 | 22 t | 388 t |
| 2016 | 3 | 82 | 26 t | 337 t |
| 2015 | 4 | 83 | 29 t | 347 t |
| 2014 | 4 | 88 | 10 t | 359 t |
| 2013 | 2 | 79 | 23 t | 341 t |
| 2012 | 2 | 76 | 24 t | 366 t |
| 2011 | 3 | 81 | 24 t | 405 t |
| 2010 | 2 | 72 | 5 t | 382 t |
| 2009 | 3 | 75 | 24 t | 404 t |
| 2008 | 1 | 68 | 5 t | 381 t |
| 2007 | 2 | 66 | 7 t | 314 t |
| 2006 | 4 | 62 | 16 t | 299 t |
| 2005 | 1 | 55 | 3 t | 251 t |
| 2004 | 0 | 54 | – | 195 t |
| 2003 | 2 | 61 | 4 t | 195 t |
| 2002 | 3 | 62 | 10 t | 337 t |
| 2001 | 1 | 58 | 86 kg | 360 t |
| 2000 | 0 | 85 | – | 414 t |
| 1999 | 1 | 77 | – | 266 t |
| 1998 | 1 | 81 | 4 t | 358 t |
| 1997 | 1 | 88 | 7 t | 409 t |
| 1996 | 1 | 76 | 3 t | 341 t |
| 1995 | 1 | 79 | 4 t | 384 t |
| 1994 | 2 | 91 | 5 t | 361 t |
| 1993 | 0 | 83 | – | 355 t |
| 1992 | 1 | 96 | 1 t | 432 t |
| 1991 | 1 | 90 | 1 t | 434 t |
| 1990 | 2 | 119 | 2 t | 518 t |
| 1989 | 1 | 101 | 725 kg | 523 t |
| 1988 | 2 | 119 | 2 t | 569 t |
| 1987 | 2 | 112 | 2 t | 498 t |
| 1986 | 2 | 108 | 2 t | 397 t |
| 1985 | 0 | 125 | – | 599 t |
| 1984 | 2 | 127 | 1 t | 567 t |
| 1983 | 2 | 127 | 1 t | 518 t |
| 1982 | 1 | 128 | 385 kg | 499 t |
| 1981 | 2 | 124 | 1 t | 443 t |
| 1980 | 1 | 107 | 260 kg | 411 t |
| 1979 | 1 | 109 | 260 kg | 400 t |
| 1978 | 1 | 127 | 141 kg | 428 t |
| 1977 | 1 | 129 | 254 kg | 380 t |
| 1976 | 1 | 130 | 135 kg | 400 t |
| 1975 | 1 | 131 | 82 kg | 392 t |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's rockets in 2026
Launch success rate by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rocket, 1975 to today
Test flights are left out; partial failures count as failures.
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| Rocket | Launches | Successful | Failed or partial | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-IIA 202 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 100% |
| H-I | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% |
| H-IIB 304 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% |
| H-II | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| H-IIA 2024 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| N-2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| H3-22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| N-I | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| H-IIA 204 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| H-IIA 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| H3-24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | World | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries share | Payload to orbit | Share of payload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 3 | 249 | 1% | 11 t | 1% |
| 2025 | 4 | 329 | 1% | 24 t | 1% |
| 2024 | 5 | 263 | 2% | 14 t | 1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 223 | 1% | 6 t | <1% |
| 2022 | 0 | 186 | 0% | – | |
| 2021 | 2 | 146 | 1% | 9 t | 1% |
| 2020 | 4 | 114 | 4% | 26 t | 4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 102 | 1% | 20 t | 5% |
| 2018 | 4 | 114 | 4% | 25 t | 6% |
| 2017 | 6 | 90 | 7% | 22 t | 5% |
| 2016 | 3 | 85 | 4% | 26 t | 7% |
| 2015 | 4 | 87 | 5% | 29 t | 8% |
| 2014 | 4 | 92 | 4% | 10 t | 3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 81 | 2% | 23 t | 6% |
| 2012 | 2 | 78 | 3% | 24 t | 6% |
| 2011 | 3 | 84 | 4% | 24 t | 6% |
| 2010 | 2 | 74 | 3% | 5 t | 1% |
| 2009 | 3 | 78 | 4% | 24 t | 6% |
| 2008 | 1 | 69 | 1% | 5 t | 1% |
| 2007 | 2 | 68 | 3% | 7 t | 2% |
| 2006 | 4 | 66 | 6% | 16 t | 5% |
| 2005 | 1 | 56 | 2% | 3 t | 1% |
| 2004 | 0 | 54 | 0% | – | |
| 2003 | 2 | 63 | 3% | 4 t | 2% |
| 2002 | 3 | 65 | 5% | 10 t | 3% |
| 2001 | 1 | 59 | 2% | 86 kg | <1% |
| 2000 | 0 | 85 | 0% | – | |
| 1999 | 1 | 78 | 1% | – | |
| 1998 | 1 | 82 | 1% | 4 t | 1% |
| 1997 | 1 | 89 | 1% | 7 t | 2% |
| 1996 | 1 | 77 | 1% | 3 t | 1% |
| 1995 | 1 | 80 | 1% | 4 t | 1% |
| 1994 | 2 | 93 | 2% | 5 t | 1% |
| 1993 | 0 | 83 | 0% | – | |
| 1992 | 1 | 97 | 1% | 1 t | <1% |
| 1991 | 1 | 91 | 1% | 1 t | <1% |
| 1990 | 2 | 121 | 2% | 2 t | <1% |
| 1989 | 1 | 102 | 1% | 725 kg | <1% |
| 1988 | 2 | 121 | 2% | 2 t | <1% |
| 1987 | 2 | 114 | 2% | 2 t | <1% |
| 1986 | 2 | 110 | 2% | 2 t | <1% |
| 1985 | 0 | 125 | 0% | – | |
| 1984 | 2 | 129 | 2% | 1 t | <1% |
| 1983 | 2 | 129 | 2% | 1 t | <1% |
| 1982 | 1 | 129 | 1% | 385 kg | <1% |
| 1981 | 2 | 126 | 2% | 1 t | <1% |
| 1980 | 1 | 108 | 1% | 260 kg | <1% |
| 1979 | 1 | 110 | 1% | 260 kg | <1% |
| 1978 | 1 | 128 | 1% | 141 kg | <1% |
| 1977 | 1 | 130 | 1% | 254 kg | <1% |
| 1976 | 1 | 131 | 1% | 135 kg | <1% |
| 1975 | 1 | 132 | 1% | 82 kg | <1% |