Satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT has selected SpaceX’s super heavy Starship launcher for a 2024 launch of its geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) Superbird-9 satellite. The Superbird-9 is among a new generation of GEO satellites being launched worldwide, including Viasat’s (NASDAQ:VSAT) ViaSat-3. Superbird-9 incorporates beam-forming and software-defined capabilities, “enabling payload missions to be configured, adapted and […]