SpaceX/Starship·Launch Complex 39A Starship Pad

Starship | Superbird-9

Name: Starship | Superbird-9
Start: 2028-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2028-12-31T00:00:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A Starship Pad

Orbit: GSTO·Type: Communications

Countdown to T-0

T- 776d 21:07:31

GMT TimeSun, 31 Dec 2028 00:00:00 GMT

SpaceportSat, Dec 30, 2028, 19:00:00 EST

To Be Determined

Vehicle: StarshipCredit: SpaceX · Launch Library 2

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.

Target orbit: GSTO · Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Mission type: Communications
Payload: Superbird-9

Target liftoff time (UTC)

00:00:00 UTC

Sunday, 31 December 2028

Instantaneous window

Planned T-0 liftoff

00:00:00 UTCWindow open

00:00:00 UTCPlanned ignition

00:00:00 UTCWindow close

Rocket family: Starship
Height: 124.4m
Diameter: 9m
Payload to LEO: 100,000kg
Liftoff thrust: 80,807kN
Stages: 2

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