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OPTSAT 3000 satellite bus

IAI lightweight electro-optical observation satellite platform with high maneuverability and multispectral optical payload heritage; EROS-C3 is reported by ImageSat filings as an EROS C3 satellite purchase from IAI and by public references as based on OPTSAT-3000.

OPTSAT 3000 is a lightweight electro-optical observation satellite platform associated with the 368 kg Italian Ministry of Defense high-resolution imaging satellite launched on Vega VV10.^[1] The 368 kg spacecraft mass places this application in the mini platform class.^[1] Detailed bus-family capacity, payload accommodation, and subsystem envelope figures remain unspecified for this platform application.

Where this fits, supply chain

Compositional position

EROS C3 ——— this bus

Sources

[1]Vega lofts two satellites on second launch this year, ESAagency doc2026-06-26
[2]OPTSAT-3000, Spaceflight101community2026-06-26Used as non-authoritative cross-check for platform heritage.

Cite https://eo-atlas.org/products/bus/optsat-3000 Markdown twin → Field definitions →