ETS-9

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than 2026

Mission Details

ETS-9

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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active
H3-24L

Active Since 2025

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries logo

Agency

MHI

Price

$50.00 million

Rocket

Height: 69m

Payload to Orbit

GTO: 6,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

12,142 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.27m

Height: 16.4m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

LA-Y2

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Fastest Turnaround

90 days 1 hour