Asatellite bus (orspacecraft bus) is the main body and structural component of a satelliteorspacecraft, in which the payload and all scientific instruments are held.
Bus-derived satellites are less customized than specially-produced satellites, but have specific equipment added to meet customer requirements, for example with specialized sensorsortransponders, in order to achieve a specific mission.[1][2][3][4]
They are commonly used for geosynchronous satellites, particularly communications satellites, but are also used in spacecraft which occupy lower orbits, occasionally including low Earth orbit missions.
Some satellite bus examples include:
A bus typically consists of the following subsystems:[6]
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