Superbird-9

Starship, SpaceX

Launch Complex 39A Starship Pad, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Launch time

No earlier than

NET 2028

Year precision To be determined

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Source updated Sat 15 Aug, 18:57 CEST

Updated 11 Oct, 00:22 CEST

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Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 12:02 UTC.

Sat 15 Aug 2026, 16:57 UTCLL2 update
NET 2028.
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Mon 7 Aug 2023, 23:29 UTCLL2 update
NET 1H 2027.
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Thu 18 Aug 2022, 09:10 UTCLL2 update
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Mission

Superbird-9 on Starship from Launch Complex 39A Starship Pad. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from 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.

Mission type: Communications
Orbit: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit

Launch timeline

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Launch pad

Launch Complex 39A Starship Pad

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.60822681, -80.60428186

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