H3-22: ETS-9

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H3-22: ETS-9 is expected 2026. The exact day has not been announced yet.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is preparing to launch ETS-9 on a H3-22 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. 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. Launch is expected in 2026 and no firm date has been announced yet.

This listing uses an approximate period. An exact day has not been confirmed.

Where

JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan

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