HS-376
E673858
HS-376 is a spin-stabilized communications satellite bus developed by Hughes that was widely used for commercial geostationary satellites from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communications satellite bus
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spacecraft bus ⓘ spin-stabilized satellite bus ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | spin stabilization with despun platform ⓘ |
| busFamily | Hughes HS satellite bus family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customerType | international communications satellite operators ⓘ |
| designFeature |
body-mounted solar cells
ⓘ
cylindrical spinning section ⓘ deployable solar panels on some variants ⓘ despun antenna platform ⓘ |
| developer |
Hughes Aircraft Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hughes Space and Communications Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War commercial space era ⓘ |
| firstUseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| heritage | evolved from earlier Hughes spin-stabilized buses ⓘ |
| lastWidespreadUseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | stackable for dual launches ⓘ |
| launchVehicleCompatibility |
Ariane launch vehicle family
NERFINISHED
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Atlas launch vehicle family ⓘ Delta launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketRole | standardized commercial GEO bus platform ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | one of the most widely used commercial GEO satellite buses of its era ⓘ |
| operatorType | commercial satellite operators ⓘ |
| orbitTypeSupported | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| powerSystem | solar arrays with battery storage ⓘ |
| propulsionType | chemical propulsion for orbit raising and station-keeping ⓘ |
| stabilizationType | spin-stabilized ⓘ |
| status | no longer in production ⓘ |
| successor |
HS-601
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HS-702 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInService | approximately three decades ⓘ |
| typicalApplication |
C-band communications payloads
ⓘ
Ku-band communications payloads ⓘ |
| typicalMissionDuration | multi-year geostationary communications service ⓘ |
| usedBy |
INTELSAT
NERFINISHED
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domestic US communications satellite operators ⓘ various national PTTs and broadcasters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial communications satellites
ⓘ
geostationary communications satellites ⓘ |
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PALAPA B1