Superbird-9
Geostationary communications satellite
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Superbird-9 |
| Spacecraft type | Superbird |
| Bus | OneSat |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2027 (planned)[1] |
| Rocket | Starship[2] |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit (planned) |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ku-band, Ka-band |
| Coverage area | Japan, East Asia |
Superbird constellation ← Superbird-8 Superbird-10 → | |
Superbird-9, will be a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. Superbird-9 will be based on Airbus's reconfigurable payload satellite bus OneSat, which can steer and reassign beams for different customers and services. It will be offering Ku-band and Ka-band communication services to the Japanese market.[3] SKY Perfect JSAT, the main satellite operator in Japan, has selected Airbus to build Superbird-9[4] and contracted SpaceX to launch it on Starship.
See also
Spaceflight portal
- SKY PerfecTV! – Satellite TV division of the same owner corporation and major user of Superbird
References
- ^ "スカパーJSATHD、1Q決算は堅調な宇宙事業とメディア事業のコストコントロールが寄与し増収増益" [SKY Perfect JSATHD's 1Q financial results show higher sales and profits thanks to cost controls in the space business and media business]. Minkabu (in Japanese). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "SKY Perfect JSAT signed Launch Service Contract for Superbird-9 satellite with SpaceX | SKY Perfect JSAT HD".
- ^ "Sky Perfect JSAT orders first Airbus satellite". SpaceNews. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "SKY Perfect JSAT signs Airbus to build Superbird-9 telecom satellite". asianaviation.com. Asian Aviation. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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Superbird satellites
- Operator: SKY Perfect JSAT
- Superbird-A / Superbird-1 (Jun 1989)
- Superbird-B / Superbird-2 (Feb 1990)
- Superbird-B1 / Superbird-1B (Feb 1992)
- Superbird-A1 / Superbird-1A (Dec 1992)
- Superbird-C / Superbird-3 / Superbird-A3 (Jul 1997)
- Superbird-B2 / Superbird-4 (Feb 2000)
- Superbird-D / Superbird-5 (Oct 2000)
- Superbird-A2 / Superbird-6 (Apr 2004)
- Superbird-C2 / Superbird-7 (Aug 2008)
- Superbird-B3 / Superbird-8 (Apr 2018)
- Superbird-9 (2027)
- Different designations for the same satellite are separated by slashes.
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