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ETS-9
TBD
NET DECEMBER 2026
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Launch
Launch date
NET December 2026
Launch time
TBD
NET December 2026
Status
TBD
Probability
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weather go
Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesRocket
H3-22Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2Location
Tanegashima Space Center, JapanMission type
CommunicationsOrbit
Geostationary Transfer OrbitOrbital launch of the year
#356Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launch of the year
#7Launch from this pad
#23Mission
The Engineering Test Satellite 9 (ETS-9) is a JAXA project aimed to develop an advanced satellite bus, or common model, for various high-throughput satellites (HTS) for communications.
The new satellite bus by Mitsubishi Electric will focus specifically on advanced communication needs: - Up to 25kW of power to support HTS communications - Light mass, all-electric bus system achieved with 6kW high-power Hall thrusters (Japan-made). - High-power Hall thrusters significantly shorten delivery of orbiting satellite compared to other manufacturer’s 4.5kW-class electric-propulsion bus systems - The first Japanese geostationary satellite equipped with GPS receivers (Japan-made) for laborsaving autonomous orbital transfer and orbital maneuvering.
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