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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · 2026-12-31 · 00:00:00 UTC

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Lift-off: 2026-12-31

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Vehicle

H3-22

Orbit

GTO

Crewed

Mission

Communications

Operator

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Mission Details

PayloadETS-9

Mission typeCommunications

Launch siteTanegashima Space Center · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

OrbitGTO

Operator agencyMitsubishi Heavy Industries

CountryJapan

Date2026-12-31

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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

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