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ESPA satellite list?
« on: 07/07/2025 09:32 pm »
Does a list of ESPA satellites exist?

It searches poorly on Gunter's site as Arianespace contains "espa".
« Last Edit: 07/07/2025 09:32 pm by zubenelgenubi »
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Re: ESPA satellite list?
« Reply #1 on: 07/07/2025 09:43 pm »
Does a list of ESPA satellites exist?

It searches poorly on Gunter's site as Arianespace contains "espa".
As for NG built ESPA based satellites thay use NG's ESPAStar spacecraft bus family of which EagleSat was the predecessor prototype spacecraft bus and as for deployable NG built rideshare payloads they use NG's ESPASat spacecraft bus family of which Eaglet was the predecessor prototype spacecraft bus.

Also Firefly has their Elytra product family and their acquired SHERPA product family and its backlog of remaining missions.

Many other manufacturers offer ESPA ring products or purchase ESPA rings and install outfit their own hardware.
« Last Edit: 07/07/2025 11:53 pm by russianhalo117 »

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Re: ESPA satellite list?
« Reply #2 on: 07/07/2025 09:55 pm »
ESPAStar-D Brochure

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ESPAStar-D-5, D-6, D-7, D-8, D-9, D-11, D-12, D-13 and D-14 are "In Production or Delivered"

ESPAStar Product Line Datasheet

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CONTRACT BACKLOG FOR ESPAStar-D, MISSIONS = 10
CONTRACT BACKLOG FOR ESPAStar -HP, MISSIONS = 1

Space Logistics Drives SDA Architecture

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Rings can be loaded with excess fuel, refuellable spacecraft, spacecraft tankers which can bring fuel to other satellites, proliferated sensors including space-based environmental monitoring, and other R&D, prototype, or operational systems. SSC has invested in the TETRA line of spacecraft prototypes to increase the industry base for small-to-medium size spacecraft which can launch on a reconfigurable ring. AFRL and SSC are partnered on TETRA-5 set to launch on ROOSTER 4 in 2026 to demonstrate refuellable versions of these moderate size spacecraft.

Arachne / Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR)

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Next, Northrop Grumman will “take those findings and translate them into our prototype, which we anticipate launching in 2025 to actually show the capability of beaming RF energy down to the planet,” said Jay Patel, vice president of Northrop Grumman Remote Sensing Programs.

Protected Tactical Satcom Rapid Prototype (PTS-P)

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Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the assembly and testing of its Protected Tactical Satcom Rapid Prototype (PTS-P) payload. The payload has now been delivered to the company’s facility in Gilbert, Arizona, where it will be integrated with an ESPAStar-HP bus and next-generation digital processing subsystem.
« Last Edit: 07/07/2025 10:15 pm by StraumliBlight »

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