I-4K is a
satellite bus
A satellite bus (or spacecraft bus) is the main body and structural component of a satellite or spacecraft, in which the payload and all scientific instruments are held.
Bus-derived satellites are opposed to specially produced satellites. Bus- ...
being developed by
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
[Indian Space Research Organisation - Current Programmes]
/ref> It will be a standard bus for class communication satellites; the ''I'' in I-4K stands for INSAT
The Indian National Satellite System or INSAT, is a series of multipurpose geostationary satellites launched by ISRO to satisfy the telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology, and search and rescue operations. Commissioned in 1983, INSAT i ...
, a group of communication satellites developed and launched by ISRO. The I-4K spacecraft bus can supply DC power of 10 to 15 kilowatts.
List of satellites being developed with I-4K bus
* GSAT series
See also
* Comparison of satellite buses
This page includes a list of satellite buses, of which multiple similar artificial satellites have been, or are being, built to the same model of structural frame, propulsion, spacecraft power and intra-spacecraft communication. Only commercially ...
References
Indian Space Research Organisation
Satellite buses
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