Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH3-22Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
ETS-9
Image: JAXA
Summary
ETS-9 is expected to launch on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3-22 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan in 2026. It is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 61st launch, 5th this year and humanity's 7,531st orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 8th H3-22 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload is bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- H3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- Planned as the 8th H3-22 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 61st launch5th this yearhumanity's 7,531st orbital launch attempt358th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
Target site default for this orbit type. Not a catalogued object; this panel switches to the tracked orbit once the object is catalogued. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
About this launch
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.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Planned as the 21st launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, 5th this year · 102nd from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
18 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Tanegashima Space Center, JapanOpen in maps
Updates
Launch delayed pending mission review, new time TBD.
Show 1 earlier update
NET late 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/6/2023 · source
Questions
When does ETS-9 launch?
ETS-9 is scheduled in 2026.
Where can I watch ETS-9 live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching ETS-9?
H3-22, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H3-22 spec sheet
Where is ETS-9 launching from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit is ETS-9 going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.