Astrosat-1000
Astrosat-1000 is the largest option in EADS Astrium's Astrosat family of satellite buses. Astrosat-1000 provides the basic structure for building satellites between 800 to 1200 kg in mass. It is the satellite bus used for the Pléiades-HR series of satellites.
References
- http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pleiades-h-1.htm
- http://www.spacenews.com/civil/101202-france-orders-two-recon-satellites.html
- http://www.eoportal.org/directory/pres_PleiadesHRHighResolutionOpticalImagingConstellationofCNES.html
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