ARROW 150 Satellite Bus
Airbus OneWeb Satellites
High-volume production satellite bus for proliferated LEO constellations: 100 kg payload mass, 1 cubic metre payload volume, 250 W average power, 618 satellites on orbit.
Typed specifications26 values
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- Mass
- 100 kg product page
- Power consumption
- 250 W product page
- Data interface
- CAN Avionics Architecture: Simplified CAN / SpaceWire / Ethernet · datasheet p.2 SpaceWire Avionics Architecture: Simplified CAN / SpaceWire / Ethernet | Ethernet Avionics Architecture: Simplified CAN / SpaceWire / Ethernet
- Design lifetime
- 5 years min · five years minimum lifetime in LEO orbit (at 1,200 km) · datasheet p.2
- Form factor
- ESPA ESPA Grande · datasheet p.2
- Orbit
- LEO five years minimum lifetime in LEO orbit (at 1,200 km) · datasheet p.2
- Max payload mass
- 100 kg datasheet p.2
- Payload volume
- 1 000 L datasheet p.2
- Power available to payload
- 250 W orbit average, EOL · datasheet p.2 700 W peak
- Unregulated bus for the payload
- 22–38 V Power Bus 22-38 V unregulated · datasheet p.2
- Power generation (orbit average)
- 250 W product page
- Propulsion
- included datasheet p.2
- Delta-v
- 800 m/s 200 kg total mass · datasheet p.2
- Radio band
- Ka Commercial Ka (baseline) · datasheet p.2 optical Optical Comm (option) | S S-band (option)
- Subsystems included
- propulsion datasheet p.2 ADCS Attitude Control Performance | Ka-band downlink Commercial Ka (baseline)
- Payload mounting
- Nadir Deck Area 800 x 750 mm datasheet p.2
- Flight heritage
- Flight Proven: 618 satellites on orbit datasheet p.2
- Satellite class
- ESPA-class Class: ESPA Grande · datasheet p.2
- Missions flown
- 618 Flight Proven: 618 satellites on orbit · datasheet p.2
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- Payload mass
- 100 kg
- Payload volume
- 1 cubic meter
- Average power
- 250 W
- Avionics
- Simplified avionics architecture with precise pointing control
- Flight heritage
- 618 satellites on orbit
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit, proliferated national security constellations
- Assembly line
- Merritt Island, Florida (Exploration Park)
About
The ARROW 150 is a satellite bus optimized for high-volume production and is designed for proliferated national security Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. It has a payload mass of 100 kg, a payload volume of 1 cubic meter, and provides an average of 250 W of power.
The satellite bus features a simplified avionics architecture, precise pointing control, and is flight-proven with 618 satellites already on orbit. Its low recurring cost is achieved through an integrated supply chain, industrial processes, and the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment.
The ARROW family is built and integrated at Airbus U.S. Space & Defense’s Merritt Island, Florida final assembly line in the Space Coast’s Exploration Park. The Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS) joint venture team developed an innovative approach to satellite manufacturing and supply chain collaboration, which resulted in the production of two satellites per day and mass-produced over 600 satellites for the OneWeb first generation constellation.
Documentation
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