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ispace Mission 3 ULTRA
NET 2028 · ULTRA · planned
Commercial
ispace Japan ULTRA lunar lander, inaugural ULTRA flight.
First ULTRA landing.
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ArianeGroup pulsing and reaction control thrusters for ULTRA
On 6 October 2026 at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya, ispace selected ArianeGroup pulsing thrusters and reaction control system thrusters for integration into its ULTRA lunar landers, and contracted ArianeGroup for the related assembly, integration, and testing. · ArianeGroup · ispaceCDS UWB localization nodes (Mission 3)
Control Data Systems SRL of Cluj-Napoca supplies ultra-wideband positioning and communications nodes for Mission 3 ULTRA. · Control Data Systems SRL · ispaceDRMU deployable MLI night survival (ispace internal)
ispace's own DRMU, a deployable multi-layer insulation unit, helps the Mission 3 ULTRA lander survive the lunar night. · ispace · ispaceH3 launch path (ispace Mission 3 ULTRA)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and ispace signed a launch and transportation services contract on 2026-07-29 for Mission 3 ULTRA on H3, currently scheduled 2028. · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · ispaceispace ULTRA lander delivery (Mission 3)
ispace Japan is building ULTRA, integrating prior Japanese Series 3 and U.S. · ispace · ispaceJALUX Möbius Ark cultural cargo (ARGO PROJECT)
JALUX-ispace payload service agreement 2026-05-26 for Mission 3 (2028). · JALUX · ispaceJSAT Space Line compatibility study (ULTRA Mission 3)
ispace and SKY Perfect JSAT signed an MoU on 2026-07-16 to exchange technical information and run system compatibility studies between JSAT Space Line ground stations and ULTRA on Mission 3 (NET 2028). · SKY Perfect JSAT · ispaceM3P Rover (ispace EUROPE)
ispace EUROPE's micro-rover for Mission 3 ULTRA, built in house by the company's Luxembourg arm. · ispace EUROPE · ispaceTASA LVM magnetometer and FLUTE camera (Mission 3)
The Taiwan Space Agency supplies two instruments for Mission 3 ULTRA: the LVM magnetometer and the FLUTE multi-spectral camera. · Taiwan Space Agency · ispaceTSUKIMI science satellite (Science Tokyo / SSF)
TSUKIMI is the Institute of Science Tokyo's lunar-orbit science satellite on Mission 3 ULTRA, funded through Japan's Space Strategy Fund. · Institute of Science Tokyo · ispaceUEL SCARAB two-wheeled rover (Mission 3)
Unmanned Exploration Laboratory (Korea) signed a payload service agreement with ispace on 2026-03-31 to fly SCARAB, a two-wheeled ~2 kg-class rover, on ULTRA Mission 3 (NET 2028). · Unmanned Exploration Laboratory · ispaceCargo
UEL SCARAB two-wheeled lunar rover
UEL SCARAB, a two-wheeled ~2 kg-class micro-rover, on ispace ULTRA Mission 3 (PSA signed 2026-03-31, contract amount USD 2.5 million). · Unmanned Exploration Laboratory · ispaceTSUKIMI (Science Tokyo / JAXA SSF lunar-orbit science satellite)
TSUKIMI is a science satellite from the Institute of Science Tokyo, funded through the initial phase of Japan's Space Strategy Fund, flying on Mission 3 ULTRA. · Institute of Science Tokyo · ispaceTASA LVM magnetometer
LVM is a magnetometer from the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), carried on Mission 3 ULTRA to measure the local magnetic field at the landing site. · Taiwan Space Agency · ispaceTASA FLUTE multi-spectral camera
FLUTE is a multi-spectral camera from the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), carried on Mission 3 ULTRA. · Taiwan Space Agency · ispaceDRMU (Deployable MLI for Night Survival)
Demo for thermal. DRMU is ispace's own deployable multi-layer insulation unit, flown on Mission 3 ULTRA to help the lander survive the lunar night. · ispace · ispaceispace EUROPE M3P Rover
ispace EUROPE's micro-rover for Mission 3 ULTRA. · ispace EUROPE · ispaceJALUX / JAL ARGO PROJECT Möbius Ark cultural cargo
JALUX and ispace signed a payload service agreement on 2026-05-26 for Mission 3 (2028). · JALUX · ispaceControl Data Systems SRL Ultra-Wideband nodes
Demo for uwb localization demo. Control Data Systems SRL of Romania supplies ultra-wideband positioning and communications nodes for Mission 3 ULTRA. · Control Data Systems SRL · ispaceHardware
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- ispace and ArianeGroup Sign Agreement for Strategic Collaboration to Advance Lunar Spacecraft Development ispace, 6 October 2026
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- Statement regarding certain reports in domestic media ispace
- ArianeGroup boosts orbital propulsion business with agreements on lunar spacecraft and new propulsion platform ArianeGroup, 6 October 2026
- ispace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Agree to Launch Mission 3 ULTRA Lunar Lander Aboard H3 Rocket-- First Japanese Lunar Landing Mission Launched by Japanese Rocket -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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