JAXA RV-X reusable rocket demonstrator
RV-X was JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ vertical-flight testbed for reusable-launch operations and landing guidance. After ground campaigns beginning in 2018, it flew successfully at Noshiro on 11 July 2026. JAXA subsequently ended the flight-test series after confirming its intended results; lessons support CALLISTO.
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Identity
- Aliases
- RV-XRVXReusable Vehicle eXperiment
- Family Name
- Reusable Vehicle eXperiment
- Full Name
- JAXA RV-X reusable rocket demonstrator
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- RV-X was JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ vertical-flight testbed for reusable-launch operations and landing guidance. After ground campaigns beginning in 2018, it flew successfully at Noshiro on 11 July 2026. JAXA subsequently ended the flight-test series after confirming its intended results; lessons support CALLISTO.
- First Flight Year
- 2,026
- Last Flight Year
- 2,026
- Operator
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.kenkai.jaxa.jp/research/rvx/rvx.html
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:55:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:55:43 UTC