Title :
Hosted non-deployed payloads on upper stages for enhanced space missions
Author :
Bulk, T.A. ; Lindas, K. ; Pitchford, B. ; Szatkowski, J.
Author_Institution :
Special Aerosp. Services, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
With the growing market of “hosted payloads” on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geosynchronous (GEO) satellites, the capability exists to leverage the excess performance on existing upper stages to provide similar or enhanced opportunities for science experiments or low TRL instruments. Leveraging the capabilities of the Atlas V Centaur and Delta IV upper stages, Special Aerospace Services (SAS) and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are investigating hosting non-deployed systems on these existing upper stages.
Keywords :
Earth orbit; space vehicles; Atlas V Centaur; GEO satellite; LEO; SAS; TRL instruments; ULA; delta IV upper stage; geosynchronous satellite; hosted nondeployed payloads; low Earth orbit; space mission enahancement; special aerospace service; united launch alliance; Aerospace electronics; Chirp; Erbium; Global Positioning System; Meteorology; NASA; US Department of Defense; Alternative Hosted Payloads; Atlas Centaur; Hosted Payloads; Rideshare; Secondary Payloads; Technology Demonstrations;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1812-9
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2013.6496872
