Upcoming JAXA Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

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JAXA Rocket Lab Kakushin Rising Rideshare

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2026

Launch Complex 1 Pad B (LC-1B) | Māhia Peninsula New Zealand • Electron Rocket | Nine Rutherford LOX / Kerosene (Kerolox) Electric Pump Fed Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Rutherford | Curie Kick Stage • JAXA Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

@RocketLab "RAISE And Shine" was the first of two dedicated launches on Electron for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program. Our second mission for JAXA, "Kakushin Rising", will be a dedicated launch to deploy 8x CubeSats from Q1, 2026

Rocket Lab LC-1

JAXA H3 Flight 9 (H3F9) QZS-7 (Michibiki 7)

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Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Flight 9 (F9) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

@JAXA_en Launch Schedule of the H3 Launch Vehicle No. 9 (H3 F9) which carries aboard MICHIBIKI No. 7

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H3

JAXA MMX to Phobos

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Late 2026

Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-24L | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 • Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) • Phobos | Mars | Explorer

@mmx_jaxa_en Congratulations to the H3TF2 team for the successful launch of the H3 rocket on Saturday (02/17) from Tanegashima Space Center! The MMX mission will be launched on the H3 in FY 2026, and we are all now picturing our spacecraft starting its journey to Mars 🚀🛰 (🎥 Tokaji Ayumu)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H3

JAXA LUPEX Lunar Rover & ISRO Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Lander to the Moon

2028

Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • TBC H3-24L | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 • Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) Lunar Rover • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Lander • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX)

Recent Videos of JAXA Rocket Launches to Space & Events

JAXA H-IIA F49 IGS-Radar 8

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Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 49 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 8 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

JAXA H-IIA F48 IGS-Optical 8

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Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 48 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Optical 8 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

JAXA H-IIA F47 XRISM SLIM (Moon Sniper) Lunar Lander to the Moon

 

Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 47 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • JAXA X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) | Resolve (Soft X-ray Spectrometer) | Xtend (Soft X-ray Imager) • NASA XRISM • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer • Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) | Lunar Excursion Vehicle 1 (LEV-1) | SORA-Q Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) • Press Kit • Press Kit

JAXA H-IIA F46 IGS-Radar 7

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Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 7 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

SpaceX HAKUTO-R M1 Private Lunar Lander to the Moon

 

Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1073.5 Flight 5 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) • ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA Lunar Surface Data Acquisition Mission for Pressurized Rover Exploration (LAMPE) SORA-Q Transformable Lunar Robot • Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM) Rashid Lunar Rover • Lunar Flashlight • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer | Atlas Crater | Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) • FCC

NASA Artemis I SLS & Uncrewed Orion Around the Moon

 

Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10B-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • 25 days • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • BioSentinel • SWRI CubeSat to Study Solar Particles (CuSP) • ASU Luna Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) • Lunar IceCube • Terran Orbital Lunar InfraRed Imaging (LunIR) • JAXA EQUULEUS • JAXA OMOTENASHI • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Moon | Explorer • Launch Windows • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit

Schedule of Upcoming JAXA Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

All Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) dates are estimates based on the latest available information and may change
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  • TBC (To Be Confirmed)
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DateMissionLivestreamNotes
2026JAXA Rocket Lab Kakushin Rising RideshareLaunch Complex 1 Pad B (LC-1B) | Māhia Peninsula New Zealand • Electron Rocket | Nine Rutherford LOX / Kerosene (Kerolox) Electric Pump Fed Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Rutherford | Curie Kick Stage • JAXA Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2026-02-01 07:30 UTCJAXA H3 Flight 9 (H3F9) QZS-7 (Michibiki 7)Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Flight 9 (F9) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2026JAXA H3 Flight 6 (H3F6)Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Maiden Flight H3-30S | Three LE-9 Engines | Zero Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Flight 6 (F6) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Late 2026JAXA MMX to PhobosLaunch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-24L | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 • Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) • Phobos | Mars | Explorer
2028JAXA LUPEX Lunar Rover & ISRO Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Lander to the MoonLaunch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • TBC H3-24L | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 • Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) Lunar Rover • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Lander • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer

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Recent JAXA Rocket Launches to Space & Events

DateMissionNotes
2025-12-22 01:51 UTCJAXA H3 Flight 8 (H3F8) QZS-5 (Michibiki 5)Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Flight 8 (F8) • Second Stage Anomaly
2025-12-14 03:09 UTCJAXA Rocket Lab RAISE and Shine RAISE-4Launch Complex 1 Pad B (LC-1B) | Māhia Peninsula New Zealand • Electron Rocket | Nine Rutherford LOX / Kerosene (Kerolox) Electric Pump Fed Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Rutherford | Curie Kick Stage • JAXA Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 | Rapid Innovative Payload Demonstration Satellite-4 (RAISE-4) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • Press Kit
2025-10-29 15:50 UTCJAXA HTV-X1 Cargo Rendezvous & Capture to International Space Station (ISS)JAXA HTV-X1 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • International Space Station (ISS)
2025-10-25 00:00 UTCJAXA H3F7 HTV-X1 Cargo to International Space Station (ISS)Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-24W | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Flight 7 (F7)• JAXA HTV-X1 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • International Space Station (ISS)
2025-06-28 16:33 UTCJAXA Final H-IIA F50 GOSAT-GWLaunch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Final Flight 50 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025-02-02 08:30 UTCJAXA H3 Flight 5 (H3F5) QZS-6 (Michibiki 6)Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Flight 5 (F5) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2024-11-04 06:48 UTCJAXA H3 Flight 4 (H3F4) DSN-3 (Kirameki-3)Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Flight 4 (F4) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2024-09-26 05:24 UTCJAXA H-IIA F49 IGS-Radar 8Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 49 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 8 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2024-07-01 03:06 UTCJAXA H3 Flight 3 (H3F3) DAICHI-4 (ALOS-4)Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Flight 3 (F3) • DAICHI-4 Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2024-05-28 22:20 UTCESA SpaceX EarthCARESpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1081.7 Flight 7 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • European Space Agency (ESA) | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2024-02-18 14:52 UTCRocket Lab On Closer Inspection ADRAS-J CRD2Launch Complex 1 Pad B (LC-1B) | Māhia Peninsula New Zealand • Electron Rocket | Nine Rutherford LOX / Kerosene (Kerolox) Electric Pump Fed Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Rutherford | Curie Kick Stage • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Commercial Debris Removal Demonstration (CRD2) • Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2024-02-17 00:23 UTCJAXA H3 Test Flight 2 (H3TF2) VEP-4Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Test Flight 2 (TF2) • Rocket Performance Verification Payload (VEP-4) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2024-01-19 15:20 UTCJAXA SLIM (Moon Sniper) Lunar LandingSmart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) | Lunar Excursion Vehicle 1 (LEV-1) | SORA-Q Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) • Moon | Explorer • Landing Anomaly • Press Kit
2024-01-12 04:44 UTCJAXA H-IIA F48 IGS-Optical 8Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 48 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Optical 8 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2023-09-06 23:42 UTCJAXA H-IIA F47 XRISM SLIM (Moon Sniper) Lunar Lander to the MoonLaunch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 47 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • JAXA X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) | Resolve (Soft X-ray Spectrometer) | Xtend (Soft X-ray Imager) • NASA XRISM • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer • Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) | Lunar Excursion Vehicle 1 (LEV-1) | SORA-Q Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) • Press Kit • Press Kit
2023-04-25 16:40 UTCHAKUTO-R M1 Private Lunar Landingispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA Lunar Surface Data Acquisition Mission for Pressurized Rover Exploration (LAMPE) SORA-Q Transformable Lunar Robot • Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM) Rashid Lunar Rover • Lunar Flashlight • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer | Atlas Crater | Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) • Landing Anomaly
2023-03-07 01:37 UTCJAXA H3 Test Flight 1 (H3TF1) ALOS-3Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Maiden Flight Attempt #2 H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Test Flight 1 (TF1) • DAICHI-3 Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 (ALOS-3) • Second Stage Anomaly
2023-01-26 01:49 UTCJAXA H-IIA F46 IGS-Radar 7Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 7 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2022-12-11 07:38 UTCSpaceX HAKUTO-R M1 Private Lunar Lander to the MoonSpace Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1073.5 Flight 5 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) • ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA Lunar Surface Data Acquisition Mission for Pressurized Rover Exploration (LAMPE) SORA-Q Transformable Lunar Robot • Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM) Rashid Lunar Rover • Lunar Flashlight • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer | Atlas Crater | Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) • FCC
2022-11-16 06:47 UTCNASA Artemis I SLS & Uncrewed Orion Around the MoonLaunch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10B-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • 25 days • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • BioSentinel • SWRI CubeSat to Study Solar Particles (CuSP) • ASU Luna Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) • Lunar IceCube • Terran Orbital Lunar InfraRed Imaging (LunIR) • JAXA EQUULEUS • JAXA OMOTENASHI • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Moon | Explorer • Launch Windows • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit
2022-10-12 00:50 UTCJAXA Epsilon-6 RAISE-3Uchinoura Space Center (USC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA Epsilon Rocket • JAXA Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) • Rapid Innovative Payload Demonstration Satellite-3 (RAISE-3) | iQPS QPS-SAR-3 (AMATERU-I) & QPS-SAR-4 (AMATERU-II) • Anomaly • Press Kit

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