Spacecraft Release

HTV-X1 Release & Reentry

International Space Station International Space Station H3-24 | HTV-X1

The JAXA HTV-X1 will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.

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H3-24 | HTV-X1

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD October, 2025
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

First flight of the upgraded Japanese HTV-X spacecraft designed to resupply the International Space Station.

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