ETS-9
NextMission AnnouncedT-720:00:00
Time to launch
Vehicle
H3-22
Profile →The H3 Launch Vehicle is a Japanese expendable launch system. Each H3 booster configuration has a two-digit and a letter designation that indicates the features of that configuration....
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group....
Mission Brief
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.
Mission Timeline
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Official mission announcement and payload assignment
- Mission AnnouncedT-720:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Vehicle RolloutT-48:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Wet Dress RehearsalT-24:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Launch Day PrepT-06:00:0006:00 PM UTC
Launch Site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
