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Orbital Sciences Corporation

45101 Warp Drive

Dulles, Virginia 20166

www.orbital.com

©2014 Orbital Sciences Corporation

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LEOStar

-2 Bus

Spacecraft Features

Spacecraft Mass:

150 kg to 500 kg (with propellant)

Launch Vehicle

Pegasus

®

XL, Taurus

®

, Minotaur, Delta II and

Compatibility: Falcon
Design Life:

Up to 5 years

Orbit Options:

LEO: 450-1,000 km altitude, 5

°

-110

°

inclination. Adaptable to HEO, GEO and
deep space.

Geolocation:

<12 m @ 90% Circular Error, post processing
(optional)

Operations:

Simultaneous data acquisition by payload(s)
and data transmission capability

Onboard Data

Scalable to 1,600 Gbit in data recorder and

Storage Capability: 32 Gbit in flight computer
Delivery:

30-36 months after receipt of order

Attitude Control Subsystem
ADCS Approach:

S-band at 2 mbps, optional X-band at 15
mbps

Pointing Accuracy: <15 arcsec/axis available (3

σ)

Pointing Knowledge: <6 arcsec/axis available (3

σ)

Pointing Stability:

<1 arcsec per second

Agility:

Slew rate up to 1

°

/sec per axis (standard),

Slew rate >3

°

/sec per axis (optional)

Propulsion:

Blowdown monopropellant hydrazine; up to
140 kg propellant (optional)

Communications
Payload Data
Downlink:

2 Mbps S-band (standard), up to 150 Mbps
X-band (optional)

Command Uplink: 2 Kbps S-band (standard), up to 128 Kbps

(optional)

Payload Accomodation
External Volume:

Up to 1.388 m3 in Pegasus XL

Maximum Payload 210 kg (463 lb.) (standard), up to 550 kg
Mass:

(1,213 lb.) (optional)

Maximum Payload 118 W orbit average (standard), up to 2 kW
Power: (optional)
Interface
Architecture:

RS-422/RS-485, LVDS, MIL-STD-1553

For more information, please contact:

[email protected]
(703) 406-5000

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