• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed a launch services contract with ispace for Mission 3 ULTRA lunar lander on the H3 rocket.
• Launch is currently scheduled for 2028.
• Mission billed as the first Japanese lunar landing attempt using a Japanese-built lander launched on a Japanese rocket.
• Agreement positions H3 to support commercial lunar transport missions as Japan shifts from H-IIA and H-IIB to the next-generation launcher.

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