BSS-601 (JCSat 3) [Boeing]
BSS-601HP (MEASAT 3) [Boeing BSS]
BSS-601MEO (ICO) [Boeing BSS]
The body-stabilized Boeing 601 satellite is the best-selling large spacecraft model in the world. Eighty-one orders for the spacecraft had been received by January 2002.
The Boeing 601 was introduced in 1987 to meet anticipated requirements for high-power, multiple-payload satellites for such applications as direct television broadcasting to small receiving antennas, very small aperture terminals for private business networks, and mobile communications. The basic configuration features as many as 48 transponders and offers up to 4,800 watts.
A more powerful version, the Boeing 601HP, made its debut in 1995. The HP versions can carry payloads twice as powerful as the classic Boeing 601 models, through such innovations as gallium arsenide solar cells, advanced battery technology, and an optional xenon ion propulsion system (XIPS). The 601HP features as many as 60 transponders and provides up to 10,000 watts.
The 601MEO version is a medium orbit version, designed for direct placement of the satellites into orbit by the launch vehicle, which allows for the simplification of the standard BSS-601 propulsion system.
All Boeing 601 spacecraft use the same basic bus design, enabling Boeing Satellite Systems to realize efficiencies gained by production volume, tooling investments and quantity buys.
The Boeing 601 body is composed of two modules:
Reflectors, antenna feeds, and solar arrays mount directly to the payload module, and antenna configurations can be placed on three faces of the bus. This modular approach allows work to proceed in parallel, thereby shortening the manufacturing schedule and test time.
Following failures of 601 models have occured:
Satellite | Ordered | Date | Launcher | Weight (kg) | Remarks | ||
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Launch | BOL | ||||||
HS-601 | |||||||
AMSC 1 (MSat 2) | 1990 | 07.04.1995 | Atlas-2A | 2550 | 1716 | ||
APStar 2 | 1993 | 26.01.1995 | F | CZ-2E Star-63F | 2830 | Launch failure | |
Astra 1C | 1990 | 12.05.1993 | Ariane-42L H10 | 2790 | 1700 | ||
Astra 1D | 1991 | 01.11.1994 | Ariane-42P H10+ | 2790 | 1700 | ||
Astra 1E | 1992 | 19.10.1995 | Ariane-42L H10-3 | 3014 | 1800 | ||
Astra 1F | 1993 | 08.04.1996 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 3010 | 1900 | ||
DirecTV 1 (DBS 1) | 18.12.1993 | Ariane-44L H10+ | 2860 | 1727 | |||
DirecTV 2 (DBS 2) → Nimiq 4i | 03.08.1994 | Atlas-2A | 2860 | 1727 | |||
DirecTV 3 (DBS 3) → Nimiq 3 | 10.06.1995 | Ariane-42P H10-3 | 2860 | 1727 | |||
Galaxy 3R (Galaxy 8) → Anik E2R | 15.12.1995 | Atlas 2A | 3069 | 1709 | |||
Galaxy 4 → HGS 4 | 25.06.1993 | Ariane-42P H10+ | 2989 | 1709 | |||
Galaxy 7 | 28.10.1992 | Ariane-42P H10+ | 3009 | 1683 | |||
GOES N | 1998 | 24.05.2006 | Delta-4M+(4,2) | 3133 | 1800 | ||
GOES O | 1998 | 27.06.2009 | Delta-4M+(4,2) | 3133 | 1800 | ||
GOES P | 1998 | 04.03.2010 | Delta-4M+(4,2) | 3133 | 1800 | ||
GOES Q | - | cancelled | 3133 | 1800 | |||
JCSat 3 | 1993 | 29.08.1995 | Atlas-2AS | 3105 | 1841 | ||
JCSat 4 (JCSat R) → Intelsat 26 | 1996 | 17.02.1997 | Atlas-2AS | 3105 | 1841 | ||
JCSat 5 (JCSat 1B) | 1996 | 02.12.1997 | Ariane-44P H10-3 | 2982 | 1841 | ||
JCSat 6 (JCSat 4A) | 1997 | 16.02.1999 | Atlas-2AS | 2900 | 1841 | ||
JCSat 8 (JCSat 2A) | 2000 | 29.03.2002 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | 2460 | 1500 | ||
MSat 1 (AMSC 2) | 1990 | 20.04.1996 | Ariane-42P H10-3 | 2830 | 1716 | ||
Optus B1 (ex Aussat B1) | 1988 | 13.08.1992 | CZ-2E Star-63F | 2858 | 1659 | ||
Optus B2 (ex Aussat B2) | 1988 | 21.12.1992 | f | CZ-2E Star-63F | 2858 | 1659 | Launch failure |
Optus B3 (ex Aussat B3) | 1992 | 27.08.1994 | CZ-2E Star-63F | 2858 | 1659 | ||
Palapa C1 → HGS 3 → Anatolia 1 → Paksat 1 | 1993 | 01.02.1996 | Atlas-2AS | 3000 | 1775 | ||
Palapa C2 | 1993 | 15.05.1996 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | 3000 | 1775 | ||
PAS 2 → Intelsat 2 | 1991 | 08.07.1994 | Ariane-44L H10+ | 2920 | 1727 | ||
PAS 3 | 1991 | 01.12.1994 | F | Ariane-42P H10-3 | 2920 | 1727 | Launch failure |
PAS 3R → Intelsat 3R | 1993 | 12.01.1996 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | 2920 | 1727 | ||
PAS 4 → Intelsat 4 | 1991 | 03.08.1995 | Ariane-42L H10-3 | 2920 | 1727 | ||
Solidaridad 1 | 1991 | 20.11.1993 | Ariane-44LP H10+ | 2276 | 1641 | ||
Solidaridad 2 | 1991 | 07.10.1994 | Ariane-44L H10+ | 2276 | 1641 | ||
Superbird C | 1995 | 28.07.1997 | Atlas-2AS | 3130 | 1530 | ||
Superbird 6 (Superbird A2) | 2001 | 16.04.2004 | Atlas-2AS | 3100 | 1528 | ||
TDRS 8 (TDRS H) | 1995 | 30.06.2000 | Atlas-2A | 3180 | 1781 | ||
TDRS 9 (TDRS I) | 1995 | 08.03.2002 | Atlas-2A | 3180 | 1781 | ||
TDRS 10 (TDRS J) | 1995 | 05.12.2002 | Atlas-2A | 3180 | 1781 | ||
UFO 1 | 1988 | 25.03.1993 | f | Atlas-1 | 2866 | 1181 | Launch failure |
UFO 2 | 1990 | 03.09.1993 | Atlas-1 | 2866 | 1181 | ||
UFO 3 | 1990 | 24.06.1994 | Atlas-1 | 2866 | 1181 | ||
UFO 4 | 1990 | 29.01.1995 | Atlas-2 | 3023 | 1364 | ||
UFO 5 | 1990 | 31.05.1995 | Atlas-2 | 3023 | 1364 | ||
UFO 6 | 1990 | 22.10.1995 | Atlas-2 | 3023 | 1364 | ||
UFO 7 | 1991 | 25.07.1996 | Atlas-2 | 3023 | 1364 | ||
UFO 8 (GBS 8) | 1991 | 16.03.1998 | Atlas-2 | 3206 | 1545 | ||
UFO 9 (GBS 9) | 1991 | 20.10.1998 | Atlas-2A | 3206 | 1545 | ||
UFO 10 (GBS 10) | 1994 | 23.11.1999 | Atlas-2A | 3206 | 1545 | ||
UFO 11 | 2001 | 18.12.2003 | Atlas-3B-SEC | 3041 | 1364 | ||
HS-601HP | |||||||
AsiaSat 3 → HGS 1 → PAS 22 | 1996 | 25.12.1997 | fr | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 3400 | 2534 | Launch failure |
AsiaSat 3S | 1998 | 21.03.1999 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 3465 | 2500 | ||
AsiaSat 4 → Paksat-MM 1 | 2000 | 12.04.2003 | Atlas-3B-SEC | 4137 | 2275 | XIPS | |
Astra 1G | 1995 | 02.12.1997 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 3379 | 2300 | ||
Astra 1H | 1995 | 18.06.1999 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 3700 | 2480 | XIPS | |
Astra 2A | 1996 | 30.08.1998 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 3626 | 2470 | XIPS | |
Astra 2C | 1999 | 16.06.2001 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 3643 | 2494 | XIPS | |
DirecTV 1R | 1998 | 10.10.1999 | Zenit-3SL (1) | 3446 | 2304 | XIPS | |
DirecTV 4S → AT&T T-4S | 1999 | 27.11.2001 | Ariane-44LP H10-3 | 4260 | 2800 | XIPS | |
Galaxy 4R | 1998 | 19.04.2000 | Ariane-42L H10-3 | 3668 | 2216 | XIPS | |
Galaxy 8i | 08.12.1997 | Atlas-2AS | 3537 | 1962 | XIPS | ||
Galaxy 10 | 27.08.1998 | F | Delta-8930 | 3876 | 2115 | Launch failure | |
Galaxy 10R | 1998 | 25.01.2000 | Ariane-42L H10-3 | 3475 | 2137 | XIPS | |
Galaxy 13/Horizons 1 | 2001 | 01.10.2003 | Zenit-3SL (1) | 4060 | 2630 | XIPS | |
Indostar 2 / ProtoStar 2 (Cakrawarta 2) → SES 7 (ex Galaxy 8iR) | 2008 (1998) | 16.05.2009 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) | 3905 | 3087 | ||
Orion 3 | 1997 | 05.05.1999 | P | Delta-8930 | 4300 | XIPS, Launch failure | |
MEASAT 3 | 2003 | 11.12.2006 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) | 4765 | 3200 | XIPS | |
PAS 5 → Arabsat 2C → Badr C (Intelsat 5) | 1995 | 28.08.1997 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 3600 | 2519 | XIPS | |
PAS 6B → Intelsat 6B | 1998 | 22.12.1998 | Ariane-42L H10-3 | 3470 | 2108 | XIPS | |
PAS 9 → Intelsat 9 | 1998 | 28.07.2000 | Zenit-3SL (1) | 3659 | 2389 | XIPS | |
PAS 10 → Intelsat 10 | 1999 | 15.05.2001 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 3772 | 2510 | XIPS | |
SATMEX 5 (ex Morelos 3) → Eutelsat 115 West A | 1996 | 06.12.1998 | Ariane-42L H10-3 | 4135 | 2267 | XIPS | |
Superbird 4 (Superbird B2) | 1998 | 18.02.2000 | Ariane-44LP H10-3 | 4057 | 2460 | ||
TDRS 11 (TDRS K) | 2007 | 31.01.2013 | Atlas-5(401) | 3454 | |||
TDRS 12 (TDRS L) | 2007 | 24.01.2014 | Atlas-5(401) | 3454 | |||
TDRS 13 (TDRS M) | 2011 | 18.08.2017 | Atlas-5(401) | 3454 | |||
HS-601MEO | |||||||
ICO F1 | 1995 | 12.03.2000 | F | Zenit-3SL (1) | 2750 | 2750 | Launch failure |
ICO F2 → Omnispace F2 | 1995 | 19.06.2001 | Atlas-2AS | 2750 | 2750 | ||
ICO F3 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Atlas-2AS | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F4 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Delta-8930 | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F5 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Delta-8930 | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F6 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Delta-8930 | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F7 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Delta-8930 | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F8 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Delta-8930 | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F9 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F10 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F11 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F12 | 1995 | cancelled ? | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | 2750 | 2750 | status unclear | |
ICO F13 | 2000 | cancelled | 2750 | 2750 | |||
ICO F14 | 2000 | cancelled | 2750 | 2750 | |||
ICO F15 | 2000 | cancelled | 2750 | 2750 |