Superbird-9
Geostationary communications satellite
Mission type | Communications |
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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 Cargo [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-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
- 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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