ECS-Bus
Spacecraft
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British Aerospace communications satellite bus. Launched 1983-2001.
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Subtopics
- MARECS A, B, B2 Communication satellite built by British Aerospace BAe (prime) for Inmarsat, International. Launched 1981 - 1984. Used the ECS-Bus bus.
- TTlTcom 1A, 1B, 1C Null
- Skynet 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F Military communication satellite built by BAe => Matra Marconi => Astrium for MoD, UK. Launched 1988 - 2001. Used the ECS-Bus bus.
- NATO 4A, 4B Military communication satellite built by BAe => Matra Marconi for NATO, International. Launched 1991 - 1993. Used the ECS-Bus bus.
Chronology
2 events
1977 May
- NATO IV satellite options. - . Spacecraft Bus: ECS-Bus. Spacecraft: NATO 4A, 4B. NATO personnel visited the U.S. to gather data relating to a NATO IV satellite communications system. In September, a NATO study team started to formulate options for the system..
1979 May
- RAE to manage acquisition of the NATO IV spacecraft. - . Spacecraft Bus: ECS-Bus. Spacecraft: NATO 4A, 4B. NATO's Infrastructure Committee held a series of meetings to decide who would manage acquisition of the NATO IV spacecraft. The committee passed up SAMSO and opted for the United Kingdom's RAE..