NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Superbird-9

Launch Time
NET January, 2027

Rocket

Cargo Starship
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Planned
Liftoff Thrust: 74,432 kN
Payload to LEO: 200,000 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 121.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 9.0 m

Mission Details

Superbird-9

Superbird-9 is a fully flexible HTS (High Throughput Satellites) for SKY Perfect JSAT, mounted the payload missions to be configured and combined to match end-user needs. It will deliver broadcast and broadband missions in Ku band primarily over Japan and Eastern Asia, in response to mobility and broadband demands.

The satellite will be based on Airbus’ standardised OneSat product line.

Payloads: 1
Geostationary Earth Orbit

Location

LC-39A Starship Pad, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA