Test flight of the H3-30 variant of the H3 launch vehicle with 3 LE-9 engines in the first stage and no SRBs. The flight will carry a dummy main payload (Vehicle Evaluation Payload 5, VEP-5) and several hitchhiking small satellites: * PETREL * STARS-X * BRO-22 * VERTECS * HORN-L/R June 12, 2026 at 00:53 UTC · Launch Successful H3-30 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to Sun-Synchronous Orbit Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan The world's 7310th orbital launch attempt, and 137th of 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSiaGTea1rc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U9WBmfUMZs Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by JAXA via The Space Devs.