launching fromJapan

ETS-9

Name: ETS-9
Start: 2026-12-31T23:59:59.000Z
Location: Tanegashima

Planned 2026

ETS-9 will carry the High Speed Communication with Advanced Laser Instrument (HICALI), which will demonstrate 10 Gbps laser communications between geosynchronous orbit and ground stations.

PLANNED

2026

planned, exact time pending

Upcoming

launching from LA-Y / 2 Tanegashima

aboard H3 24L into GSO

Payload

ETS-9 (Kiku 9)

Communications / Technology demonstration