launching fromJapan

ETS-9

Name: ETS-9
Start: 2026-12-31 23:59:59
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 fromLA-Y / 2Tanegashima

aboardH3 24LintoGSO

Payload

ETS-9 (Kiku 9)

Communications / Technology demonstration