| Superbird-9 | |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | SKY Perfect JSAT |
| Website: | https://www.spacex.com/ |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft: | Superbird-9 |
| Spacecraft Type: | Superbird |
| Spacecraft Bus: | OneSat |
| Manufacturer: | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Launch Date: | 2027 (planned)[1] |
| Launch Rocket: | Starship[2] |
| Launch Contractor: | SpaceX |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit (planned) |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | Ku-band, Ka-band |
| Trans Coverage: | Japan, East Asia |
| Insignia Size: | 200px |
| Programme: | Superbird constellation |
| Previous Mission: | Superbird-8 |
| Next Mission: | Superbird-10 |
Superbird-9, will be a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. Superbird-9 will be based on Airbus's reconfigurable payload satellite bus OneSat, which can steer and reassign beams for different customers and services. It will be offering Ku-band and Ka-band communication services to the Japanese market.[3] SKY Perfect JSAT, the main satellite operator in Japan, has selected Airbus to build Superbird-9[4] and contracted SpaceX to launch it on Starship.