This page includes a list of satellite buses, of which multiple similar artificial satellites have been, or are being, built to the same model of structural frame, propulsion, spacecraft power and intra-spacecraft communication. Only commercially available (in present or past) buses are included, thus excluding series-produced proprietary satellites operated only by their makers.
Satellite buses
Satellite bus Origin Manufacturer Maximum Satellite Payload Mass (kg) Total Mass (fueled busplus sat payload)(kg) Price(Mil US$)Launched Status First flight Last flight Comment A2100 United States Lockheed Martin Operational 1996 2019 GEO Alphabus France Thales Alenia and EADS Astrium kg Operational 2013 Alphabus AMOS (original) Israel IAI Retired 2008 GEO AMOS-4000 Israel IAI Operational 2013 GEO Aprize United States SpaceQuest, Ltd. kg 1.25 Operational 2002 2014 ARSAT-3K Argentina INVAP Operational 2014 2015 GEO ATK 100 United States ATK Space Systems and Services kg kg Operational 2007 2007 used in THEMIS constellation only ATK 200 United States ATK Space Systems and Services kg kg Operational 2000 2012 Formerly named, "Responsive Space Modular Bus";scaled-down ATK 150 option is also available ATK 500 United States ATK Space Systems and Services kg Development 2015 MEO/GEO/HEO/GSO; formerly named, "High End Modular Bus"; planned for DARPA Phoenix ATK 700 United States ATK Space Systems and Services kg Development GEO/LEO/MEO/HEO/GTO; ViviSat Ball Configurable Platform 100 United States Ball Aerospace kg kg Operational 1994 BCP 100 Ball Configurable Platform 300 United States Ball Aerospace kg Operational 1999 2009 Ball Configurable Platform 2000 United States Ball Aerospace kg Operational 1999 2011 Ball Configurable Platform 5000 United States Ball Aerospace kg Operational 2007 2014 Used by all WorldView satellites Boeing 601 United States Boeing Satellite Development Center Operational 1993 2014 4.8 kW standard, 10 kW for Boeing 601HP Boeing 702 United States Boeing Satellite Development Center Operational 1999 2019 power range 3–18 kW in four sub-models TubeSat Kit United States Interorbital Systems kg kg 0.008 0 Development LEO CubeSat Kit United States Pumpkin Inc. kg kg 0.194 Operational 2007 2012 LEO; CubeSat GOMX Denmark GomSpace kg kg Operational 2013 2013 LEO; DFH-3 China China Academy of Space Technology kg – kg kg – kg Operational 1994 2020 DFH-4 China China Academy of Space Technology kg – kg kg – kg Operational 2006 2022 DFH-5 China China Academy of Space Technology kg – kg kg – kg Operational 2017 2022 DS2000 Japan MELCO kg Operational 2015 GEO Eurostar France, United Kingdom, Airbus (former EADS Astrium) kg Operational 1990 2019 GEO, models E1000, E2000, E2000+, E3000 HS-333 United States Hughes Space and Communications kgHughes Aircraft Corporation, Space and Communications Group, SBS F6 Prime sales brochure, 1985 kg Retired 1972 1979 GEO; first satellite series; 300 watt, 12-channel, single-antenna HS-376 United States Hughes Space and Communications kg Retired 1978 2003 GEO HS-393 United States Hughes Space and Communications kg Retired 1985 1990 GEO I-1K India ISRO kg Operational 2002 2014 I-2K India ISRO kg kg Operational 1992 2014 DC power up to 3KW I-3K India ISRO kg Operational 2005 2012 DC power up to 6.5KW I-4K India ISRO kg – kg Development 2014 DC power up to 13KWI-6KIndiaISRO5,000 kg – 6,500 kg 1Operational20182018DC power up to 15KW IMS 1 India ISRO kg kg Operational 2008 2011 220 W power IMS 2 India ISRO kg kg Operational 2013 2013 800 W power PSLV Orbital Experiment Module India ISRO kg kg 4 Operational 2022 2024 200 - 500 W power SSL 1300 United States SSL (company) –6,700 kg (approx.) Operational 1984 2017 GEO; previously named the LS-1300 Modular Common Spacecraft Bus United States NASA Ames Research Center 50 kg + kg 4.0 Operational 2013 LADEE Low-cost interplanetary bus.NASA Lunar Science Institute, Common Spacecraft Bus for Lunar Explorer Missions, includes video. Photon United States Rocket Lab 170 kg Development 2020 LEO, SSO and interplanetary versions. First operational mission, NASA's CAPSTONE mission occurred in June 2022. RS-300 United States Ball Aerospace + kg Operational () RS-300 SI-100 Korea Satrec kg Development SI-100 SI-200 Korea Satrec kg Operational 2009 2009 copy of RazakSAT, used in DubaiSat-1 SI-300 Korea Satrec kg Operational 2013 2014 SI-200 with larger battery, used for Deimos-2 and DubaiSat-2 SNC-100 United States SNC Space Systems kg–172 kg kg- kg Operational 2006 SNC-100A (OG2), SNC-100B, SNC-100C, Trailblazer was lost in launch failure SNC-100-L1 United States SNC Space Systems kg Development Optimized for LauncherOne Spacebus 100 France Aerospatiale kg Unknown 1981 1981 GEO Spacebus 300 France Aerospatiale kg (approx.) Retired 1987 1990 GEO Spacebus 2000 France Aerospatiale kg (approx.) Retired 1990 1998 GEO Spacebus 3000 France Aerospatiale -3200 kg (approx.) Operational 1996 2010 GEO Spacebus 4000 France Alcatel Space – Thales Alenia Space -5700 kg (approx.) Operational 2005 2019 GEO STAR-1 United States Orbital Sciences Retired 1997 2001 GEO STAR-2 (GEOStar-2) United States Orbital Sciences kg kg Operational 2002 2013 GEO, 5550 W GEOStar-3 United States Orbital Sciences kg kg Development GEO, 8000 W SSTL-70 (Microsat-70) United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology kg kg Retired 1992 2001 SSTL-100 United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology kg kg 10.0 Operational 2003 2012 SSTL-100LO United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology kg Development Optimized for LauncherOne SSTL-150 United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology kg kg 16.5 Operational 2005 2014 SSTL-300 United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology kg kg 23.5 Operational 2011 2011 SSTL-400 (Minisat-400) United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology kg Retired 1999 1999 SSTL-600 Satellite Platform United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology kg kg 36.0 Operational 2005 2005
Legend for abbreviations in the table:
GEO – Geostationary orbit GSO – Geosynchronous orbit GTO – Geostationary transfer orbit HCO – Heliocentric orbit HEO – High Earth orbit LEO – Low Earth orbit MEO – Medium Earth orbit SSO – Sun-synchronous orbit TLI – Trans Lunar Injection TMI-Trans Mars Injection
See also :Category:Satellite buses
References
Notes It is not clear from the sources if the Spacebus 100 satellite bus is still on offer.