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ETS 9 [JAXA]
The ETS-9 (Engineering Test Satellite) is the centerpiece of a project to develop an advanced satellite bus, or common model, for various high-throughput satellites (HTS) for communications. Mitsubishi Electric hopes to leverage the advanced technologies it cultivates for the ETS-9 to win contracts for two satellite systems per year in the global commercial market.
The new satellite bus will focus specifically on advanced communication needs:
- Up to 25kW of power to support HTS communications
- Light mass, all-electric bus system achieved with 6 kW high-power Hall thrusters (Japan-made).
- High-power Hall thrusters significantly shorten delivery of orbiting satellite compared to other manufacturers 4.5 kW-class electric-propulsion bus systems
- The first Japanese geostationary satellite equipped with GPS receivers (Japan-made) for laborsaving autonomous orbital transfer and orbital maneuvering.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication Technology |
| Operator: | JAXA |
| Contractors: | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) |
| Equipment: | |
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| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 16 years |
| Mass: | 4900 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETS 9 (Kiku 9) | - | 2026 | Ta YLP-2 | H-3 |
Launch Sites:
- Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
References:
- Mitsubishi Electric: Mitsubishi Electric Chosen as Prime Contractor of Japanese Governments Engineering Test Satellite 9, 7 April 2017
Further ETS missions:
