Faraday Spacecraft Bus
In-Space Missions
The Faraday spacecraft bus is a flexible, hosted-payload satellite platform developed by In-Space Missions (a subsidiary of BAE Systems). Named after the Faraday-1 mission (launched 2020), the platform integrates third-party payloads on a shared spacecraft bus, reducing per-mission costs. Faraday hosts multiple customer payloads on a single satellite, providing power, attitude control, communications, and data […]
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The Faraday spacecraft bus is a flexible, hosted-payload satellite platform developed by In-Space Missions (a subsidiary of BAE Systems). Named after the Faraday-1 mission (launched 2020), the platform integrates third-party payloads on a shared spacecraft bus, reducing per-mission costs. Faraday hosts multiple customer payloads on a single satellite, providing power, attitude control, communications, and data handling. The system is designed for rapid turnaround and affordable commercial access to orbit for instrument-focused customers.
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