posted 08-25-2025 11:21 AM               

Launch schedule of new unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft (HTV-X1) aboard the seventh H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F7)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) hereby announces the launch schedule of the new unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft HTV-X aboard the seventh H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F7: Flight No.7) as follows:

• Launch date: October 21, 2025
  
• Launch Window: Around 10:58 (JST)（*1）
  The time is the 24-hour clock
  
• Reserved Launch Period: October 22 through November 30, 2025（*2）
  
• Launch site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center

(*1) Time will be determined by the updated orbit of the International Space Station (ISS).

(*2) The launch day and time during the launch windows shall be decided by the international coordination for ISS operations.