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'''STAR Bus''' is a [[Satellite bus|satellite platform]] manufactured by [[Orbital Sciences Corporation]] with an [[apogee kick motor]] to place a [[communications satellite]] into [[geostationary orbit]], a thruster to provide the satellite with [[orbital station-keeping]] for a 15 year mission, and [[Solar panels on spacecraft|solar array]]s to provide the satellite payload with 5 kW{{ |
'''STAR Bus''' is a [[Satellite bus|satellite platform]] manufactured by [[Orbital Sciences Corporation]] with an [[apogee kick motor]] to place a [[communications satellite]] into [[geostationary orbit]], a thruster to provide the satellite with [[orbital station-keeping]] for a 15 year mission, and [[Solar panels on spacecraft|solar array]]s to provide the satellite payload with 5 kW{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} of electrical power. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The first satellite based on the STAR Bus platform was [[IndoStar-1]], which was launched in November 1997.{{ |
The first satellite based on the STAR Bus platform was [[IndoStar-1]], which was launched in November 1997.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 14:44, 16 February 2011
STAR Bus is a satellite platform manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation with an apogee kick motor to place a communications satellite into geostationary orbit, a thruster to provide the satellite with orbital station-keeping for a 15 year mission, and solar arrays to provide the satellite payload with 5 kW[citation needed] of electrical power.
History
The first satellite based on the STAR Bus platform was IndoStar-1, which was launched in November 1997.[citation needed]
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References
- "Commercial GEO Satellites". Orbital Sciences.
- "STAR Bus Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orbital Sciences.
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