Comparison of satellite buses

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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.

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Satellite buses

Satellite busOriginManufacturerMaximum
Satellite Payload Mass
(kg)		Total Mass (fueled bus
plus sat payload)
(kg)		Price
(Mil US$)		LaunchedStatusFirst flightLast flightComment
A2100 United States Lockheed Martin 56 [1] Operational19962019GEO
Alphabus France Thales Alenia [2] and EADS Astrium 6,550 kg[ citation needed ]1Operational2013Alphabus
AMOS (original) Israel IAI 2,0003Retired2008GEO
AMOS-4000 Israel IAI 5,5001Operational2013GEO
Aprize United States SpaceQuest, Ltd. 13 kg1.25 [3] 2Operational20022014
ARSAT-3K Argentina INVAP 350 kg (770 lb)3,000 kg (6,600 lb)1902Operational20142015GEO
ATK 100United States ATK Space Systems and Services 15 kg [4] 77 kg5 [5] Operational20072007used in THEMIS constellation only
ATK 200United States ATK Space Systems and Services 200 kg [4] 573 kg3 [5] Operational20002012Formerly named, "Responsive Space Modular Bus";scaled-down ATK 150 option is also available
ATK 500United States ATK Space Systems and Services 500 kg [4] 0Development2015MEO/GEO/HEO/GSO; formerly named, "High End Modular Bus"; planned for DARPA Phoenix [4]
ATK 700United States ATK Space Systems and Services 1,700 kg [4] 0DevelopmentGEO/LEO/MEO/HEO/GTO; ViviSat [6]
Ball Configurable Platform 100United States Ball Aerospace 70 kg180 kg3 [7] Operational1994 [7] BCP 100 [8]
Ball Configurable Platform 300United States Ball Aerospace 750 kg3 [9] Operational19992009
Ball Configurable Platform 2000United States Ball Aerospace 2,200 kg5 [9] Operational19992011
Ball Configurable Platform 5000United States Ball Aerospace 2,800 kg3Operational20072014Used by all WorldView satellites
Boeing 601 United States Boeing Satellite Development Center 75Operational199320144.8 kW standard, 10 kW for Boeing 601HP
Boeing 702 United States Boeing Satellite Development Center 47 [10] Operational19992019power range 3–18 kW in four sub-models
TubeSat Kit [11] United States Interorbital Systems 0.5 kg0.75 kg0.008 [12] 0DevelopmentLEO
CubeSat Kit [4] United States Pumpkin Inc. 1.65 kg3 kg0.194 [13] 23Operational20072012LEO;
CubeSat GOMX [14] Denmark GomSpace 1.50 kg3 kg1Operational20132013LEO;
DFH-3 China China Academy of Space Technology 230 kg – 450 kg2,320 kg – 3,800 kg47Operational19942020
DFH-4 China China Academy of Space Technology 800 kg – 1,000 kg5,100 kg – 5,300 kg41Operational20062022
DFH-5 China China Academy of Space Technology 1,200 kg – 2,200 kg6,500 kg – 9,000 kg41Operational20172022
DS2000 Japan MELCO 5,800 kg9Operational2015GEO
Eurostar France, United Kingdom, Airbus (former EADS Astrium) 6,400 kg76Operational19902019GEO, models E1000,E2000,E2000+,E3000
HS-333 United States Hughes Space and Communications 54 kg [15] 560 kg [16] 8 [16] Retired19721979 [16] GEO; first satellite series; 300 watt, 12-channel, single-antenna
HS-376 United States Hughes Space and Communications 1,450 kg [17] 58 [17] Retired19782003 [17] GEO
HS-393 United States Hughes Space and Communications 2,478 kg [18] 3 [18] Retired19851990 [18] GEO
I-1K India ISRO 1,425 kg [19] 4Operational20022014
I-2K India ISRO 1,400 kg2,800 kg [20] 20Operational19922014DC power up to 3KW
I-3K India ISRO 3,460 kg [21] 5Operational20052012DC power up to 6.5KW
I-4K India ISRO 4,000 kg – 5,000 kg [22] [23] 0Development2014DC power up to 13KW
I-6K India ISRO 5,000 kg – 6,500 kg [24] [25] 1Operational20182018DC power up to 15KW
IMS 1 India ISRO 30 kg100 kg2Operational20082011220 W power
IMS 2 India ISRO 200 kg450 kg [26] [27] [28] 1Operational20132013800 W power
PSLV Orbital Experiment Module India ISRO 30 kg930 kg4Operational20222024 [29] 200 - 500 W power
SSL 1300 United States SSL (company) 3,000–6,700 kg (approx.) [30] 118Operational1984 [30] 2017GEO; previously named the LS-1300
Modular Common Spacecraft Bus United States NASA Ames Research Center 50 kg383+ kg [31] 4.01Operational2013 LADEE Low-cost interplanetary bus. [32]
Photon United States Rocket Lab 170 kg2Development2020LEO, SSO and interplanetary versions. First operational mission, NASA's CAPSTONE mission occurred in June 2022.
RS-300 United States Ball Aerospace 125+ kg [33] 2Operational
(as of 2009)		RS-300
SI-100 Korea Satrec 100 kg [34] 0DevelopmentSI-100
SI-200 KoreaSatrec200 kg [35] 1Operational20092009copy of RazakSAT, used in DubaiSat-1
SI-300 KoreaSatrec300 kg [36] 2Operational20132014 SI-200 with larger battery, used for Deimos-2 and DubaiSat-2
SNC-100United States SNC Space Systems 100 kg [37] –172 kg [38] 116 kg-277 kg9Operational2006SNC-100A (OG2), SNC-100B, SNC-100C, Trailblazer was lost in launch failure
SNC-100-L1United States SNC Space Systems 100 kg [39] 0DevelopmentOptimized for LauncherOne [39]
Spacebus 100 France Aerospatiale 1,170 kg [40] 3Unknown [41] 1981 [40] 1981GEO
Spacebus 300 France Aerospatiale 2,100 kg (approx.)[ citation needed ]5Retired19871990GEO
Spacebus 2000 France Aerospatiale 1,900 kg (approx.)[ citation needed ]11Retired19901998GEO
Spacebus 3000 France Aerospatiale 2,800-3200 kg (approx.)[ citation needed ]27Operational[ citation needed ]19962010GEO
Spacebus 4000 France Alcatel Space – Thales Alenia Space 3,000-5700 kg (approx.)[ citation needed ]33Operational[ citation needed ]20052019GEO
STAR-1 United States Orbital Sciences 1Retired1997 [42] 2001GEO
STAR-2 (GEOStar-2)United States Orbital Sciences 500 kg3,325 kg33 [43] Operational2002 [42] 2013GEO, 5550 W
GEOStar-3 United States Orbital Sciences 800 kg5,000 kg0DevelopmentGEO, 8000 W
SSTL-70 (Microsat-70)United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology 30 kg70 kg16Retired19922001
SSTL-100 United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology 15 kg100 kg10.08Operational20032012
SSTL-100LO United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology 100 kg [39] 0DevelopmentOptimized for LauncherOne [39]
SSTL-150 United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology 50 kg177 kg16.511Operational20052014
SSTL-300 United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology 150 kg300 kg23.51Operational20112011
SSTL-400 (Minisat-400)United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology 400 kg1Retired19991999
SSTL-600 Satellite Platform United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology 200 kg600 kg36.01Operational20052005

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Notes

It is not clear from the sources if the Spacebus 100 satellite bus is still on offer.

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