Boeing 601 bus

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bus_services
gptkbp:communication_system C-band
Ku-band
gptkbp:control_system digital control system
gptkbp:data_usage up to 1 Gbps
gptkbp:debut 2000-12-20
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2010
gptkbp:design_features modular design
high reliability
redundant systems
gptkbp:development_cost estimated at $100 million
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1986
gptkbp:home_ground ground control stations worldwide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boeing 601 bus
gptkbp:launch_date 1986-03-05
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkb:Kourou
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_II
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Boeing_601_series
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Telesat
gptkb:Intelsat
gptkb:Hughes_Communications
gptkb:SES_S._A.
gptkbp:number_built over 30
gptkbp:operated_by various telecommunications companies
gptkbp:operational_use 15 years
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:geostationary_orbit
gptkbp:payload_capacity up to 3,000 kg
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:propulsion chemical propulsion
gptkbp:purpose communications
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Boeing_702_HP
gptkb:Boeing_702_SP
gptkb:Boeing_702_series
gptkb:Boeing_702_MP
gptkbp:satellite_bus_type geostationary satellite bus
high-power satellite bus
multi-mission satellite bus
gptkbp:stabilization_system three-axis stabilization
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Boeing_702
gptkbp:transponders multiple transponders
gptkbp:weight approximately 1,500 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TDRS-21
gptkb:Boeing_601
gptkb:Boeing_601_satellite_platform
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6