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Launch Schedule of New unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft1(HTV-X1) aboard the 7th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F7)[Rescheduled]

October 23, 2025 (JST)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) hereby announces that the launch date of New unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft1(HTV-X1) aboard the 7th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F7: Flight No.7) has been scheduled as follows, as a result of today’s weather assessment.
The launch time will be announced once confirmed.

Launch date : October 26, 2025
Launch time : Around 9:00 (JST)*1
 The time is the 24-hour clock
Reserved launch period : October 27 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 date and time during the reserved launch period aredecided by the international coordination for ISS operations.

Please note that we need to closely monitor the weather conditions on October 26, and we will continue to confirm the feasibility of the launch starting tomorrow and in the following days.

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