HTV-X3

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HTV-X3
Mission typeISS resupply
Operator JAXA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft HTV-X
Berthing at ISS
Berthing port Harmony nadir
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HTV-X3 is the third flight of HTV-X, an uncrewed expendable cargo spacecraft to resupply International Space Station. It is planned to be launched in JFY2026. [1]

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Payload

In its unpressurised cargo section, HTV-X3 carries Multi-layer Acoustic & Conductive-grid Sensor (MACS), a technology demonstration of millimeter-sized orbital debris detection, co-developed by NASA and JAXA. [2]

References

  1. ↑ 宇宙基本計画工程表（令和６年度改訂） (PDF) (in Japanese). Cabinet Office, Japan. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Liou, Jer-Chyi (2024-10-28). NASA Orbital Debris Program Office and MACS HTV-X3 Technology Demonstration Mission. The 11th Space Debris Workshop. Chofu, Tokyo (hybrid). doi:10.20637/0002001381.


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