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Superbird 9 [Airbus]
Superbird 9 is a fully reconfigurable Ku-band and Ka-band telecommunications communications satellite owned by SKY Perfect JSAT.
In March 2021, SKY Perfect JSAT contacted with Airbus to build a OneSat based fully digital in-orbit reconfigurable telecommunications satellite to replace a key broadcasting mission and to simultaneously deliver fully flexible HTS (High Throughput Satellite) services.
Superbird-9 will deliver broadcast and broadband missions in Ku band, primarily over Japan and Eastern Asia. It will bring day-to-day flexibility for the SKY Perfect JSAT fleet enabling payload missions to be configured, adapted and combined to perfectly match end-user needs. This covers everything from DTH broadcasting to broadband HTS including maritime and aero-connectivity services, utilising the latest innovations in payload technology and in-orbit resource management.
The satellite was originally planned to be in orbit in 2024, but has been delayed to 2027.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | SKY Perfect JSAT |
| Contractors: | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Equipment: | reconfigurable Ku-band and Ka-band payload |
| Configuration: | OneSat |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superbird 9 | - | 2027 | CCK / BC | Starship |
Launch Sites:
- CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- Superbird A, A1, B, B1 [SSL-1300]
- Superbird C [HS-601]
- Superbird 4 (B2) [BSS-601HP]
- Superbird 5 (D) (N-Sat 110) [A2100AX]
- Superbird 6 (A2) [HS-601]
- Superbird 7 (C2) [DS-2000]
- Superbird 8 (B3) [DS-2000]
- Superbird 9 [OneSat]
