Tool Center

Bus Platform Selector

Inputs

Specify the type of spacecraft bus platform

Define the mission destination.

W

Specify your payload/instrument's peak power. Input criteria will be filtered to display options meeting or exceeding this requirement.

deg

Controls the spacecraft orrentation within a specific error range

deg

Accuracy regarding the spacecraft orientation for attitude determination

Specify the types of antenna bands you want

Bus platform providers

A list of spacecraft platform providers that offer solutions based on the filter criteria specified. The data was sourced from the NASA State-of-the-Art of Small Spacecraft Technology that was released Feburary 15, 2024. View the NASA State-of-the-Art of Small Spacecraft Technology.

Number of providers: 148
Organization Intended
Destination
Alba Orbital
Peak Power
15
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO
Citadel Space Systems
Peak Power
20
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S N/A
FOSSA Systems
Peak Power
10
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO
Quub, Inc.
Peak Power
26
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO, Lunar
AAC Clyde Space
Peak Power
90
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, X LEO
Alén Space
Peak Power
180
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S LEO
Artemis Space Technologies
Peak Power
50
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ku, Ka Designed for LEO
Blue Canyon Technologies
Peak Power
27
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, S, X LEO, GEO, Space Deep
C3S Electronics
Peak Power
35
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO, MEO
EnduroSat
Peak Power
30
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
General Atomics EMS
Peak Power
10
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF LEO, MEO, xGEO
German Orbital Systems
Peak Power
24
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO
GomSpace
Peak Power
35
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S LEO
GomSpace
Peak Power
35
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S LEO
Gran Systems
Peak Power
25
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF LEO
GUMUSH AeroSpace
Peak Power
80
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, X LEO
Hex20
Peak Power
25
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO, MEO, Lunar
NearSpace Launch
Peak Power
80
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, UHF, S, X VLEO, LEO
NPC SPACEMIND
Peak Power
51.6
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, MEO, Lunar
Open Cosmos
Peak Power
160
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO
Orbital Astronautics
Peak Power
400
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, K, Ka, Optical LEO, MEO
Pumpkin Space Systems
Peak Power
200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO
Quub, Inc.
Peak Power
44
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO, Lunar
SatRev
Peak Power
36
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO
SkyLabs
Peak Power
100
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S LEO, MEO
Space Flight Laboratory
Peak Power
93
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, Lunar
Space Inventor
Peak Power
100
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, L, S, X LEO
Spacemanic
Peak Power
30
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S LEO, GEO, Lunar
Spire Global
Peak Power
35
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, L, S, Ku, X, Ka LEO
AAC Clyde Space
Peak Power
150
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, X LEO
Alén Space
Peak Power
180
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S LEO
Argotec
Peak Power
100
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, K LEO, GEO, Lunar, Deep Space
Artemis Space Technologies
Peak Power
100
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka, Optical, Ku LEO, Lunar, MEO, GEO, Deep Space
Astro Digital
Peak Power
240
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO
Blue Canyon Technologies
Peak Power
108
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, S, X LEO, GEO, Space Deep
C3S Electronics Development
Peak Power
165
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO, MEO
EnduroSat
Peak Power
60
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
General Atomics EMS
Peak Power
10
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO
German Orbital Systems
Peak Power
72
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
GomSpace
Peak Power
102
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO, Deep Space
Hex20
Peak Power
45
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO, MEO, Lunar
IMT
Peak Power
115
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, C, X LEO
ISISPACE
Peak Power
100
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO, Lunar
Millennium Space Systems
Peak Power
100
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO
NanoAvionics
Peak Power
175
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
NearSpace Launch
Peak Power
160
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, UHF, S, X LEO
NPC SPACEMIND
Peak Power
85.2
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, MEO, Lunar
Open Cosmos
Peak Power
160
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
Orbital Astronautics
Peak Power
1000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, K, Ka, Optical LEO, MEO
Orion Space Solutions
Peak Power
15
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, S, X LEO
Pumpkin Space
Peak Power
200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, Lunar
Quub, USA Inc.
Peak Power
50
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, Ku LEO, Lunar
SatRev
Peak Power
36
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO
SkyLabs
Peak Power
200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S LEO, MEO
Space Dynamics Lab
Peak Power
80
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, GTO, Cislunar, Deep Space
Space Flight Laboratory
Peak Power
240
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, Lunar
Space Inventor
Peak Power
200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, X LEO
Spacemanic
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S LEO, GEO, Lunar
Spire Global
Peak Power
200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, L, S, X, Ka, Ku LEO
Terran Orbital
Peak Power
180
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, C LEO, GEO, Deep Space, Lunar
AAC Clyde Space
Peak Power
400
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, K, Ka, UHF, S, X, Ku, Optical LEO
Argotec
Peak Power
180
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, K LEO, GEO, Lunar, Deep Space, DRO
Artemis Space Technologies
Peak Power
150
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka, Optical, Ku LEO, Lunar, MEO, GEO, Deep Space
Blue Canyon Technologies
Peak Power
108
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, S, X LEO, GEO, Space Deep
C3S Electronics Development
Peak Power
165
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO, MEO
EnduroSat
Peak Power
70
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, K LEO
General Atomics EMS
Peak Power
115
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO
GomSpace
Peak Power
102
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO
Hex20
Peak Power
110
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, X LEO, MEO, Lunar, GEO
ISISPACE
Peak Power
190
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO
NanoAvionics
Peak Power
175
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
NearSpace Launch
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, UHF, S, X LEO, MEO
NPC SPACEMIND
Peak Power
96
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, MEO, Lunar
Open Cosmos
Peak Power
160
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
Orbital Astronautics
Peak Power
1000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, K, Ka, Optical LEO, MEO, GEO
Orion Space Solutions
Peak Power
40
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, S, X, Ka LEO, GEO
Pumpkin Space
Peak Power
400
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, Lunar
SkyLabs
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S LEO, MEO
Space Dynamics Lab
Peak Power
80
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, GTO, Cislunar, Deep Space
Space Flight Laboratory
Peak Power
322
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, Lunar
Space Information Laboratories
Peak Power
180
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, Lunar
Space Inventor
Peak Power
200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, X LEO
Spacemanic
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, X LEO, GEO, Lunar
Spire Global
Peak Power
300
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, L, S, Ku, X, Ka LEO
Terran Orbital
Peak Power
180
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, C LEO, GEO, Lunar, Deep Space
AAC Clyde Space
Peak Power
400
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, X, K, Ka, Ku, Optical LEO
Argotec
Peak Power
250
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, K GEO, Lunar, Mars, Deep Space
Artemis Space Technologies
Peak Power
200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka, Ku, Optical LEO, MEO, GEO, Lunar, Deep Space
Astro Digital
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ku, Ka, V, W, Optical LEO
Blue Canyon Technologies
Peak Power
108
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, S, X LEO, GEO, Deep Space
C3S Electronics
Peak Power
165
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S LEO, MEO
EnduroSat
Peak Power
80
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, K LEO
German Orbital Systems
Peak Power
164
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
GomSpace
Peak Power
150
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO
Hex20
Peak Power
150
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO, MEO, GEO, Lunar
ISISPACE
Peak Power
190
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO
NanoAvionics
Peak Power
175
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
Nara Space
Peak Power
232
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO
NPC SPACEMIND
Peak Power
120
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, MEO, GEO, Lunar
Open Cosmos
Peak Power
160
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
Orbital Astronautics
Peak Power
1000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, K, Ka, Optical LEO, GEO, Lunar
Orion Space Solutions
Peak Power
400
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, S, X, Ka, Optical LEO, GEO, Lunar
Pumpkin Space
Peak Power
400
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, Lunar
SkyLabs
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S LEO, MEO
Space Flight Laboratory
Peak Power
322
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, Lunar
Space Information Laboratories
Peak Power
180
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, Lunar
Space Inventor
Peak Power
200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, X, L, Ka, Ku, QV LEO, GEO, MEO
Spacemanic
Peak Power
1000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, S, X LEO, GEO, Lunar
Spire Global
Peak Power
300
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, L, S, X, Ka, Ku LEO
Airbus US Space & Defense
Peak Power
2200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, Ka, Optical LEO
Argotec
Peak Power
250
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, K LEO
Artemis Space Technologies
Peak Power
1250
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, Ku, S, X, Ka, Optical LEO, Lunar, MEO, GEO, Deep Space
Astranis Space Technologies Corp.
Peak Power
2500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
MIL-Ka, Ka, Q, V, X Ku, MEO, GEO, Cislunar, Deep Space, Polar, High Inclination
Astro Digital
Peak Power
2000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, Ka, V, S, W, X, Ku, Optical LEO, GEO, Deep Space
Ball Aerospace
Peak Power
1000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, S, X, Ka LEO, MEO, GEO, Deep Space
Berlin Space Technologies
Peak Power
3000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
Blue Canyon Technologies
Peak Power
1082
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
L, S, X LEO, GEO, Space Deep
Bradford Space
Peak Power
1500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, K LEO, GEO, GTO, Cislunar, Lunar, Deep Space
CesiumAstro
Peak Power
4500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, L, Ku, Ka, Optical LEO
EnduroSat
Peak Power
170
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, K LEO
General Atomics EMS
Peak Power
450
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO
Hemeria
Peak Power
250
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO, GEO, GTO
LeoStella
Peak Power
2000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
Lockheed Martin
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, Lunar, Deep Space
Loft Orbital
Peak Power
1000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, L LEO
Magellan Aerospace
Peak Power
200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO
Malin Science Space Systems
Peak Power
918
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, X, Ka Mars
Millennium Space Systems
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, Ka LEO, MEO, GEO, Deep Space
Momentus
Peak Power
750
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, Ka, Optical LEO
Muon Space
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO
NanoAvionics
Peak Power
660
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO
Northrop Grumman
Peak Power
400
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, HEO
NovaWurks
Peak Power
5000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, L, X, Ka, Ku, Optical LEO, MEO, GEO, GTO, HEO, Lunar, Deep Space
OHB LuxSpace
Peak Power
834
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO
Open Cosmos
Peak Power
2200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO
Orbital Astronautics
Peak Power
5000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, K, Ka, Optical LEO, MEO, GEO, Deep Space
Quantum Space
Peak Power
1000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, Cislunar, Lunar, Deep Space
Redwire
Peak Power
600
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
X LEO
Sierra Space
Peak Power
500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X LEO, MEO, GEO
SITAEL
Peak Power
1000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, Ka LEO
Southwest Research Institute
Peak Power
1550
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X, Ka LEO, GEO
Space Dynamics Lab
Peak Power
1600
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Optical, Ka LEO, GEO, GTO, Cislunar, Deep Space
Space Flight Laboratory
Peak Power
1200
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, Ka LEO, GEO, Lunar
Space Inventor
Peak Power
400
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
VHF, UHF, L, Ka, Ku, S, X, QV LEO, GEO, MEO
Surrey Satellite Technology UK Limited
Peak Power
400
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X LEO
Terran Orbital
Peak Power
4000
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, S, X, C LEO, GEO, Lunar and Deep Space
XPLORE
Peak Power
950
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
S, X VLEO, LEO, Cislunar
York Space Systems
Peak Power
1500
Pointing Control / Knowledge (deg)
XXXX deg
UHF, Ku, S, X, Ka, Optical LEO, GEO, Lunar