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Space & rocketshigh impactJAXA to launch MMX probe to Phobos from Tanegashima Space Center
· Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · Asia-Pacific · no longer in the live window
JAXA plans to launch the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) probe on 20 October 2026 from Tanegashima Space Center to collect and return the first samples from Phobos, targeting at least 10 g of material with return expected in 2031.
- Topic
- Space & rockets
- Location
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan (30.402°, 130.970°)
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Impact
- high
- Reported by
- cnBeta
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