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The EELV competition was expected to produce the next generation of launch vehicles to replace all medium to heavy launchers, Lockheed Martin's Atlas, Titan II and Titan IV series, and McDonnell Douglas's Delta series, with a single family of vehicles capable of launching medium and heavy payloads into orbit at a significantly lower cost. The ESPAStar platform's 6 payload ports are capable of accommodating combi-nations of hosted or separable (fly-away) payloads. 1. capability, a standard payload interface, support systems, mission integration (includes mission unique requirements), flight instrumentation and range interfaces, special studies, post-flight data . The EELV was expected handle the bulk of the U.S. government's launch requirements after the year 2000 and was also expected to be used for commercial applications. DULLES, Va. Dec. 11, 2017-- Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, today announced it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Center (AFSMC) to build LDPE, or the Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) space platform. ESPA (Secondary Payload Adapter) on EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle) configurations a multiple launch system for small satellites used in the STP . @(l(MW a 67E1efWmh8s`e3XY|t+$8f`~!Af6 Dy3 wc/CR6@Vf|N`ObN#C8\'08#9MVk-v^.O@G}&(U! AGR-aH2\p|)+h Either a 4m or 5m fairing encapsulates the payload. To do so, ULA has had to maintain sufficient cost accounting systems within the company. The EELV program would maintain current mass-to-orbit capability while increasing launch rate and decreasing costs. A new EELV Acquisition Strategy was approved in November 2011 which recognizes only the Atlas V and Delta IV can currently provide reliable launch services to meet NSS requirements but also seeks to take advantage of the growing potential of additional commercial space launch providers. 0000017011 00000 n
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The Governments objectives were to develop Payload Category A, B, and C launch system prototypes, through shared investment with industry partners that will lead to EELV certified launch systems capable of providing launch services for all EELV-class National Security Space (NSS) missions. Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate (SMC/LE) 483 N. Aviation Blvd. Development is defined as all activities from initial concept up to, but not including, production. The ESPAStar platform leverages the available mass margin from any EELV launch to provide an affordable path to space for payloads. The approach continues procurement of launch services and launch capability from ULA for the next several years but provides for a full and open competitive environment for any alternative sources as soon as they are certified. [47] In 2020, Northrop Grumman announced the cancellation of OmegA. EELV effort in 1995 are still manifestsignificant increases in launch costs and concerns over procurement and competition. K0iABZyCAP8C@&*CP=#t] 4}a
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That strategy was designed to (1) . The ESPAStar platform uses a customized EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) ring as part of its structure and is capable of being launched aboard any launch vehicle that meets the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) standard interface specification, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. The procedure and process for development, control, and maintenance is the same for ICDs and ISs. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter System Interface Specifications For . 21 0 obj Compliance with Standard Interface Specification (SIS) - Defines the standard interface between the payload and the launch system. Program cost savings are achieved through operability improvements such as the use of common components and infrastructure, a standard payload interface, standardized launch pads and reduced on-pad processing; and acquisition improvements such as launch vehicle block buys. hb```,l? [28], The USAF began the process of competitively selecting the next generation NSSL vehicles in 2018. O*?f`gC/O+FFGGz)~wgbk?J9mdwi?cOO?w| x&mf [3][4], On 1 March 2019, the program name was changed from EELV to National Security Space Launch (NSSL) to better reflect the growing commercial launch market and the changing nature of launch contracts, including the potential for reusable launch vehicles. 0000000016 00000 n
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