Mission description
Superbird-9 is a high throughput communication satellite. It is designed to deliver broadcast and broadband missions in Ku band primarily over Japan and Eastern Asia, in response to mobility and broadband demands.
December 31, 2028 at 12:00 AM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

LAUNCH TIME UNCONFIRMED
December 31, 2028 at 12:00 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 39A Starship Pad
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043
Superbird-9 is a high throughput communication satellite. It is designed to deliver broadcast and broadband missions in Ku band primarily over Japan and Eastern Asia, in response to mobility and broadband demands.
Starship · N/A
Height
124.4 m
Diameter
9 m
LEO capacity
100,000 kg
Successful launches
0
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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