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0000027829 00000 n %%EOF 2 0 obj endstream %PDF-1.3 trailer <<8D9465B782A042F99BA9A4986B1592D1>]/Prev 881083>> startxref 0 %%EOF 59 0 obj <>stream 0000017080 00000 n Announced performance requirements include:[29][30]. The Delta IV Medium, Medium-Plus and Heavy configurations are evolved from flight proven Delta II and Delta III systems while incorporating the latest technology into a family of vehicles maximizing the use of common hardware. endobj Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) standard interface specification. << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] /ColorSpace << /Cs1 7 0 R >> /Font << /TT8 15 0 R The program is managed by the Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC), specifically the Assured Access to Space Directorate (SSC/AA),[1] in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office. This would be difficult to achieve since projections showed that the EELV would not be able to meet the requirements of as much as 42 percent of the estimated commercial market. Delta IV Medium flew with two or four SRBs on a single Common Booster Core. [42] The USAF is working with SpaceX to mature their Falcon Heavy's design. [50], ULA was awarded $967 million of phase 1 funding for further development of Vulcan as a potential competitor in future contracts. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> The procedure and process for development, control, and maintenance is the same for ICDs and ISs. By 2016 the Air Force was working to introduce competition into the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. SpaceX and ULA were the two vendors selected via the competition to supply launches to the US military in the 20222027 timeframe. New ICD Revisions in Development 8/22/2022: UPREVISIONS RELEASED The USAF began the EELV program in 1994, following many years of government-funded studies into improved systems and architecture. The contractor was standardizing payload interfaces, launch pads, and infrastructure so that all configurations of each contractor's EELV family can be launched from the same pad and payloads can be interchanged between vehicles in the same class (i.e., medium, intermediate, or heavy). As of 2019, the first flight has been stated by NGIS to be expected in 2021. Up to five Aerojet Rocketdyne Graphite-Epoxy Motor solid rocket boosters can be added to increase vehicle performance, and two diameters of payload fairing are available. RFP F04701-97-R-0008 19 June 1998 ii . As of that time, Vulcan Centaur was on track for a 2021 launch. These launch vehicles provide critical spacelift capability to support Department of Defense and other National Security missions (together known as National Security Space (NSS) missions). 2784 0 obj <>stream R'O* u/7svAZ6r4[ZDX$22L)966@D1{2?=ben6hy. These launch system investments include efforts required to complete the transition off non-allied engines and build upon the Air Force's Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation efforts started in early 2015 and the Rocket Propulsion System investments awarded in early 2016. Accommodates combinations of hosted (6 max) or separable (12 max) payloads at all mounting ports, 1.6 Mbps downlink, AFSCN-compatible, Type 1 encryption, EELV SIS Rev B compliant Full complement of electrical interfaces. hbbd```b`` d#XD APL requirements are not addressed in the SIS but their endobj If that was the case, then the Air Force will have developed a new family of launch vehicles that would be primarily used only for national security payloads, resulting in higher overhead costs to DoD, while missing an opportunity to maximize the competitive posture of US industry. 2784 0 obj <>stream endobj EELV secondary payload adapter (ESPA) static qualification tests Download PDF. [ /ICCBased 12 0 R ] K0iABZyCAP8C@&*CP=#t] 4}a ;GDxJ> ,_@FXDBX$!k"EHqaYbVabJ0cVL6f3bX'?v 6-V``[a;p~\2n5 &x*sb|! 4 0 obj In paying ULA for such fixed launch costs and executing the EELV program under a cost-plus contract, the DoD has reimbursed ULA for allowable, reasonable, and allocable costs for its launches, while requiring ULA to reimburse it on a per-launch basis for launches that ULA sells to its non-DoD customers. 0000002426 00000 n [38] This launcher features a reusable first stage and fairings, which lowers the cost per mission. The first Heavy vehicle (demo) was launched in December 2004. EELV STANDARD INTERFACE SPECIFICATION VERSION 5.0. Table 2 - Quasi-Static Load Factors - "Paper Session II-C - The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Standard Interface Specification For Space Vehicle Accommodations" Skip to search form Skip to main content Skip to account menu. 19 0 obj 4 The NSSL system includes launch vehicles, launch capability, a standard payload interface, support systems, mission integration (includes mission unique requirements), flight instrumentation and range interfaces . [36] As of 10November2022[update], 19 launches remain. [46] OmegA was a rocket design with two main solid stages, a cryogenic upper stage, and the possibility of additional solid-rocket strap-on boosters. 1. As the Air Force's spacelift modernization program, EELV was designed to increase reliability and reduce launch costs by at least 25 percent over heritage Atlas, Delta and Titan space launch systems. 2612 Of those 106 launches, 57 have been EELV National Security Space launches in support of the Navy, National Reconnaissance Office and the SpaceForce. << /Type /Page /Parent 3 0 R /Resources 6 0 R /Contents 4 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] At the same time, another 14 boosters were to be procured competitively beginning in 2015, with the initial launches to be performed in 2017. After many years of government-funded studies on the subject of modernized launch vehicle systems, the Air Force finally developed a "roadmap" in 1994 for the acquisition of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELVs) to replace the DELTA IIs, ATLAS IIs, and TITAN IVs then in use at Cape Canaveral. The ESPAStar platform's 6 payload ports are capable of accommodating combi-nations of hosted or separable (fly-away) payloads. A1vjp zN6p\W pG@ Interface Specifications (ISs) are specific types of ICDs that only need approval from one government office or agency. Steady production rates, long-term commitments and opportunities for competition are among the means to achieve this goal. ;mnf4fb3/!s}Wz#I/MeFg_$ob$bOR JDs5~7^U.BV*p3]2j,BBR3Pq2,LnVL{gLj}U;g;bqGQY7C85V7y3fi=fp"n0+ddobk 0000135929 00000 n 0000017011 00000 n 120 0 obj 21 0 obj 0000003719 00000 n Paper Session I-A - The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Standard Interface Specification For Space Vehicle Accommodations Cape Canaveral, Florida Presentations and demonstrations on a broad spectrum of technology initiatives related to the development and advancement of spaceport and range technology that reduce operations turnaround . The second stage (known as Centaur) is powered by the RL-10A engine. [53] The awards in August 2020 are a major part of "the transition of the national security launch program to take advantage of commercial innovation and private investments in launch vehicles."[47]. <>stream [9], Procurement of EELV boosters for military space launch was to evolve to more closely match commercial practice. ' Zk! $l$T4QOt"y\b)AI&NI$R$)TIj"]&=&!:dGrY@^O$ _%?P(&OJEBN9J@y@yCR nXZOD}J}/G3k{%Ow_.'_!JQ@SVF=IEbbbb5Q%O@%!ByM:e0G7 e%e[(R0`3R46i^)*n*|"fLUomO0j&jajj.w_4zj=U45n4hZZZ^0Tf%9->=cXgN]. Vehicles are defined by the number of solids and the width of the payload fairing. ]p2c*lR-fHqmh"? WQ(_l+OKP($p Aa-7!@2y #%)#(F'00B[;y7/0F"4N( $&`,8aK/>z0?{3 Delta IV Payload Planners Guide - October 1999 2762 0 obj <> endobj xwTS7" %z ;HQIP&vDF)VdTG"cEb PQDEk 5Yg} PtX4X\XffGD=H.d,P&s"7C$ stream % 0000009026 00000 n ULA is expected to handle 60 percent of the launches while SpaceX will handle 40 percent of the launches over the five-year period. @(l(MW a 67E1efWmh8s`e3XY|t+$8f`~!Af6 Dy3 -2- The second stage is powered by the RL-10B engine. The 4m diameter DCSS was retired with the Delta IV Medium after the 22 August 2019 launch of a GPS-III satellite on a Delta IV M+(4,2) two SRBs, and a 4m diameter DCSS and payload fairing. Program cost savings are achieved through operability improvements such as the use of common components and infrastructure, a standard payload interface, standardized launch pads and reduced on-pad processing; and acquisition improvements such as launch vehicle block buys. It uses 457,295 lbs (207,425 kg) of liquid oxygen and 169,008 lbs (76,660 kg) RP-1 rocket fuel propellants. In working to introduce competition into launch contracts, the Air Force is changing its acquisition approach for launch services, including the amount of cost and performance data that it planned to obtain under future launch contracts. 1401 The FY 2016 NDAA recognized that a small number of Russian engines could be needed to ensure a near-term competitive environment. endstream endobj startxref 27 0 obj <> endobj xref %PDF-1.5 % DHh0D@z5+?w The RSS is offered only onEvolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) LVs certified to launch National Security Space missions; hence, APLs must not violate EELV requirements documented in the EELV Standard Interface Specification (SIS) and/or System Performance Requirement Document (SPRD). The EELV program is a funded U.S. Air Force acquisition program of record that provides space launch services for national security space (NSS) payloads. endobj 0000001699 00000 n %PDF-1.6 % [28], The USAF began the process of competitively selecting the next generation NSSL vehicles in 2018. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) standard interface specification. 0000003519 00000 n .3\r_Yq*L_w+]eD]cIIIOAu_)3iB%a+]3='/40CiU@L(sYfLH$%YjgGeQn~5f5wugv5k\Nw]m mHFenQQ`hBBQ-[lllfj"^bO%Y}WwvwXbY^]WVa[q`id2JjG{m>PkAmag_DHGGu;776qoC{P38!9-?|gK9w~B:Wt>^rUg9];}}_~imp}]/}.{^=}^?z8hc' 0 The payload interface at each port has been standardized, allowing for hosted and separable payload interchangeability, late payload integration and manifest changes. Attachment 6 Evaluation Criteria. 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. The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program provides the United States affordable, reliable, and assured access to space with two families of launch vehicles: Atlas V and Delta IV. [25][26] The USAF certified the Falcon 9 in May 2015,[27] and in 2016 SpaceX won a contract under the EELV program to launch a GPS Block III satellite payload to MEO. Thats Defining Possible. 4 0 obj xkqW@F%N(ISI>bUqE-9? 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Delta IV CBCs and DCSSs are integrated horizontally before being transported to the launchpad. 18 0 obj endstream endobj startxref stream - A final check of specifications will be conducted prior to launch. 7 0 obj for GPS III Launch Services . DHh0D@z5+?w Abstract. 12 0 obj Thompson. hb```B ;6hvfa. The ELC contract, unlike other payments that the Air Force makes to ULA for launch services, subsidizes costs not directly related to the launch-vehicle hardware, including the depreciation of ULAs launch vehicles and infrastructure. endobj THE EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (EELV) STANDARD INTERFACE SPECIFICATION FOR SPACE VEHICLE ACCOMMODATIONS Frank L. Knight. DOD's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program is the primary provider of launch vehicles for U.S. military and intelligence satellites. Under Solicitation Number FA8811-16-R-000X, released 14 March 2017, Air Force Space Command - Space and Missile Systems Center draft solicitation ws to implement the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) strategy to transition from the use of "non-allied" [aka Russian RD-180] engines and to implement affordable assured access to space via sustainable competition with commercial providers. Boeing received $1.38 billion, and Lockheed Martin received $650 million for the launches. 0000000016 00000 n The RSS is offered only onEvolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) LVs certified to launch National Security Space missions; hence, APLs must not violate EELV requirements documented in the EELV Standard Interface Specification (SIS) and/or System Performance Requirement Document (SPRD). 0000006428 00000 n For example, in order to meet its projected reductions in life cycle costs, the EELV needed to capture at least 15 percent of the commercial market. Northrop Grumman hardware and software enables multiple missions on single launch, Mission launched onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, Source: Space News. ULA has a big factory down in Decatur, Alabama. 0000076318 00000 n endobj hs2z\nLA"Sdr%,lt [2], Started in 1994 as the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle launch system program, the initial program goal was to make government space launches more affordable and reliable, leading to the development of the Boeing Delta IV and Lockheed Martin Atlas V EELV families. >> The Atlas V provides medium and intermediate lift capability and is evolved from flight-proven Atlas and Titan programs, maximizing flexibility and reliability. Up to five solid rocket boosters can be added to augment performance. 0000002686 00000 n 0000082556 00000 n May 2016 : Space and Missile Systems Center . As of 2019, these launch vehicles were the primary methods for launching U.S. military satellites, along with the Falcon 9 developed by SpaceX. hbbd```b`` D:H3YH22H5,)qS =A&]8 I DOD expects to spend about $9.5 billion over the next 5 years acquiring launch hardware and services through the program, during which time it will also be working to certify new launch providers. The interface includes mechanical, ULA also asserted that the Phase 1A launch is basically a lowest price, technically acceptable competition, unsuitable for launch contracts" - The EELV program is a funded U.S. Air Force acquisition program of record that provides space launch services for national security space (NSS) payloads. c0|_}`pz0 cc4D 7\HCj(I?uf eX_0NcRu1wQ9 T'|>H%Z%*.yXSGc 4_GR+[5> (4'XgVZtL aq[aP/}ARI@PAwO8s .i,@Yf6akrCns!Uu* 4?,20-FKDgLuAp4j$hz~ The USAF and United States Space Force (USSF) plan to use the next generation NSSL launch vehicles until at least 2030.[31]. 0000005993 00000 n CX' )3~~0Q I3W EELV was important not only to reducing the launch costs of the Department of Defense, but also to the continued world-wide competitiveness of the US commercial launch industry. 0000068216 00000 n 0000006374 00000 n Development is defined as all activities from initial concept up to, but not including, production. 0000006557 00000 n Making space accessible. hb```|+a1b0K5IiJs!C}D&m%[Xuddtu p|6:O3|3v)-F'M1*vm^b1:JeSzr60v0ht00t@0Gb0$cDHG Abt:2{$8naMeJC1kYDHn)_2u hH1=l The EELV program is in the portfolio. 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Abstract. Along with the award of two development agreements, the total amount was more than $3 billion. ]$p_>Ox1s?Vm,po%\Y&7r0& Sa`c6yh 2(~Xb)e# La?y`/sY< -RV\]{wTKc}6saI]Y >:GP!~3kT endstream [32] In 2020, ULA announced that retirement of the Delta IV is anticipated in 2023 after 5 more launches. EELV STANDARD INTERFACE SPECIFICATION VERSION 5.0. Two providers were to be selected to launch spacecraft to a number of reference orbits. >6?L`a,Epa_> E6S2)212 "l+&Y4P%\%g|eTI (L 0_&l2E 9r9h xgIbifSb1+MxL0oE%YmhYh~S=zU&AYl/ $ZU m@O l^'lsk.+7o9V;?#I3eEKDd9i,UQ h6'~khu_ }9PIo= C#$n?z}[1 That includes five engines that ULA currently has in its possession, which are not limited by the sanctions, since they were fully paid for prior to the Russian invasion of Crimea. 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 ESPAStar platform leverages the available mass margin from any EELV launch to provide an affordable path to space for payloads. 0000001361 00000 n % hb```,l? 0000003910 00000 n This could include full development of a new launch system or modifications to an existing launch system, including launch infrastructure. stream ULA stated it did not have any Atlas engines available to bid in order to submit a timely proposal. endobj Opportunity which will utilize an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) or ESPA Grande. EELV SIS Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Standard Interface Specification . FV>2 u/_$\BCv< 5]s.,4&yUx~xw-bEDCHGKwFGEGME{EEKX,YFZ ={$vrK xKo6L"%>4m[=!zn-K3Pgfowgu>?me|W63ov,Eno:lcu,7s9c_I1&/{v<3eR|xRwqh0UK 0000000776 00000 n Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Rideshare Users Guide, and Do-no-harm Requirements Document . We encourage you to use one of these browsers for the best experience. Either a 4m or 5m fairing encapsulates the payload. 0000068253 00000 n In August 2021, ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold. [47] In 2020, Northrop Grumman announced the cancellation of OmegA. That strategy was designed to (1) . Each of the bids included a variety of concepts. << /Length 19 0 R /N 3 /Alternate /DeviceRGB /Filter /FlateDecode >> 0000016479 00000 n %PDF-1.4 % 13 0 obj This requirement has been satisfied by the Falcon Heavy test flight in February 2018, Arabsat-6A in April 2019, and the STP-2 launch in June 2019. [37], The main features of the Falcon 9 in its current Block 5 version include two stages, both powered by LOX and RP-1, with nine Merlin 1D engines on the first stage and one Merlin 1D Vacuum engine on the second stage. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [12] Boeing was awarded a contract for 19 out of the 28 launches; Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract for the other 9. NASA Mission Specific ESPA SIS 4 LSP-REQ-317.01B Launch Services Program Program Level Dispenser and CubeSat xwTS7" %z ;HQIP&vDF)VdTG"cEb PQDEk 5Yg} PtX4X\XffGD=H.d,P&s"7C$ endstream Blue Origin was awarded $500 million of phase 1 funding for further development of New Glenn as a potential competitor in future contracts. %%EOF 678 0 obj <>stream EELVs were to reduce costs by being based on standardized fairings, liquid core vehicles, upper stages, and solid rocket boosters. <<1FA29D3E1AADB2110A00D0FE946CFD7F>]/Prev 340978>> APL requirements are not addressed in the SIS but their [16] Each company has a 50% stake in ULA. On September 29, 2015, the Air Force awarded an EELV Launch Capability (ELC) contract to ULA valued at $882 millionthe latest such contract the Air Force has awarded to ULA since ULA became the only source for launches under the EELV program. 0 N } "zQjC+6\Ei8rF2+m0 It has been certified for the NSSL program after the STP-2 launch completed on 25 June 2019, as confirmed by the commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Lt. Gen. Falcon Heavy has been certified for two Phase 1A reference orbits and as of 2019, "[i]t's not certified for all of our most stressing national security space orbits," Thompson said. 0000002358 00000 n 0 Photo Credit: U.S. Space Force. G. E. Sanford 1 & J. S. Welsh 2 . 6 0 obj The Delta IV family is capable of carrying 10,818 kg (23,851 lbs) to geosynchronous transfer orbit, and can lift 21,772 kg (48,000 lbs) to low-Earth orbit. 0000001182 00000 n %PDF-1.3 endobj 0000015937 00000 n These load factors, as shown in Table 1, represent a set of accelerations that 0000001712 00000 n capability, a standard payload interface, support systems, mission integration (includes mission unique requirements), flight instrumentation and range interfaces, special studies, post-flight data . 0 [5][6], The NSSL program launches the nation's most valuable military satellites; contracts to launch lower value payloads, such as those of the Space Test Program, are awarded using different methodologies.[7]. Up to five solid rocket boosters can be added to augment performance. 0000001313 00000 n In October 2018, the USAF awarded development funding to ULA, NGIS, and Blue Origin to further the design of their rockets before a subsequent competition for award to build the launch vehicles. 0000000016 00000 n RFP F04701-97-R-0008 19 June 1998 ii [46] SpaceX received none of this funding to develop their designs, as both the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy had completed development and were already flying. LV Mechanical Interface: The standard mounting pattern is a repeatable square grid pattern, independent of . mimics the EELV 157.5 cm (62.01 in) Standard Interface Plane. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> The ESPAStar platforms six payload ports are capable of accommodating any combination of up to six hosted and 12 separable (fly-away) payloads (maximum one hosted or two separables per port). VwSX$qjDMjdJpIo.|];"P+ S]^M%f{6x57>Z"}}2)p"B1dKwh[h!t!j)L[C@|}TUaH6hFHTFLV^Y#8g3Tx]!y;Tc^>ME|= 9WTsD. 3 August 2016. . 0000101481 00000 n 0000058694 00000 n 0000005030 00000 n 651 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<6EC1C2F151EC3C45B8B5ECDBB3EB3C71><0EADE15319BF1E45AF492E40E1E9E55A>]/Index[637 42]/Info 636 0 R/Length 86/Prev 989486/Root 638 0 R/Size 679/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream In addition to manufacturing the launch vehicles, ULA also maintains space launch complexes at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla, and Vandenberg SpaceForce Base, Calif. [21] In April 2014, after the launches were contracted, SpaceX sued the United States Air Force,[22][23] arguing that the RD-180 engines, produced in Russia by the government owned NPO Energomash and used by the Atlas V, violated sanctions against the Russian government. Launch performance can be augmented by adding either two or four solid rocket motors. hb``g``f`f`. [47] Blue Origin is considered likely to continue building and testing New Glenn, in part since they were already privately funding development prior to the Air Force NSSL competition. 0000004305 00000 n As of 2015 the EELV program was actively pursuing a competitive scenario for launch acquisitions, but the launch industry is currently undergoing numerous changes, and the makeup of the industry in the future is uncertain. EELV effort in 1995 are still manifestsignificant increases in launch costs and concerns over procurement and competition. hs2z\nLA"Sdr%,lt ( (ZY deZyo|-@#|Fd3C\5t << /Type /Page /Parent 3 0 R /Resources 6 0 R /Contents 4 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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.

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