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TBDH3-22 | ETS-9
> MISSION DATA
> MISSION BRIEFING // COMMUNICATIONS
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.
> SCHEDULE & SOURCE
Source-reported status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
Launch window: 2026-12-31 00:00:00 UTC — 2026-12-31 00:00:00 UTC.
Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.
Launch data from The Space Devs
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