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Superbird-9
TBD
NET DECEMBER 2028
SPACEX
Launch
Launch date
NET December 2028
Launch time
TBD
NET December 2028
Status
TBD
Probability
—
weather go
Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
SpaceXRocket
StarshipPad
Launch Complex 39A Starship PadLocation
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAMission type
CommunicationsOrbit
Geosynchronous Transfer OrbitOrbital launch of the year
#51SpaceX launch of the year
#14Launch from this pad
#2Mission
Superbird-9 is a high throughput communication satellite. It is designed to deliver broadcast and broadband missions in Ku band primarily over Japan and Eastern Asia, in response to mobility and broadband demands.
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