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HTV-X1

H3-24W launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on October 26, 2025, carrying 8 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 26, 2025 · 00:00 UTCLaunch 2025-241Launch no. 7,101 in the log
RocketH3-24W
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyJAXAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 26, 2025, 00:00
Launch designation
2025-241
Mission
HTV-X1
Vehicle flight ID
H3-F7

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
302 km
Initial apogee
337 km
Inclination
51.6°
Payload mass to orbit
16.0 t
Payloads
8
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
HTV-X12025-241ANORAD 66174Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHuman spaceflight10.0 tGrappled by another object · Oct 29, 2025
KNACKSAT-21998-067YANORAD 67683King Mongkut's University of Technology North BangkokTechnology3 kgIn orbit
CORAL1998-067YBNORAD 67684Universita di Roma la Sapienaza (Scoula di Ingengneria Aerospaziale)Technology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 1, 2026
Gxiba-11998-067YCNORAD 67685Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de PueblaTechnology1 kgIn orbit
UiTMSAT-21998-067YDNORAD 67686MARA University of TechnologyTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 22, 2026
LEOPARD1998-067YENORAD 67687Kyushu Instiute of TechnologyTechnology3 kgIn orbit
Teruteru1998-067YFNORAD 67688Hokkaido University of ScienceTechnology1 kgIn orbit
Tenkoh-22025-241BNORAD 68261Nihon DaigakuTechnology10 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.