Superbird-9

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Superbird-9

Mission type	Communications
Operator	SKY Perfect JSAT
Website	https://www.spacex.com/
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)
Rocket	Starship
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-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. SKY Perfect JSAT, the main satellite operator in Japan, has selected Airbus to build Superbird-9 and contracted SpaceX to launch it on Starship.

See also

• SKY PerfecTV! – Satellite TV division of the same owner corporation and major user of Superbird

References

1. ^ "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" . Minkabu (in Japanese). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
2. ^ "SKY Perfect JSAT signed Launch Service Contract for Superbird-9 satellite with SpaceX | SKY Perfect JSAT HD".
3. ^ "Sky Perfect JSAT orders first Airbus satellite". SpaceNews. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
4. ^ "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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