| Manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Spacecraft type | Satellite |
| Dry mass | 146kg |
| Power | 300 watt |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 3.3m |
| Diameter | 1.8m |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to {{{to}}} | |
| Mass | 54 |
| Production | |
| Built | 8 |
| Launched | 1970 |
| Retired | 1977 |
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In 1970, Hughes Aircraft Company (HAC) Space and Communications Group offered the first[1] standardized satellite: the HS 333 design. A spinning satellite, it was based on previous one-design satellites like Intelsat I. HAC built eight of these 300 watt, 12 channel single antenna satellites between 1970 and 1977.[2]
- ^ Chechile, Ignacio (June 7, 2023). Space Technology: A Short Introduction. Springer. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-3031348174.
- ^ Hughes Aircraft Corporation, Space and Communications Group, SBS F6 Prime sales brochure, 1985