H3-22: ETS-9

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H3-22: ETS-9 is expected 2026. The exact day has not been announced yet.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is preparing to launch ETS-9 on a H3-22 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. 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. Launch is expected in 2026 and no firm date has been announced yet.

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JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan

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