CAPE CANAVERAL LAUNCH OPERATIONS

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CAPE CANAVERAL LAUNCH OPERATIONS

• By
• Daryl McCormick

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OVERVIEW

• LAUNCH VEHICLES
• CONTRACTORS
• MILITARY OPERATIONS

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LAUNCH VEHICLES

• LOCKHEED MARTIN VEHICLES
• Atlas IIA, IIAS, III
• Atlas V (EELV)
• BOEING VEHICLES
• Delta II, III
• Delta IV (EELV)

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ATLAS IIA/IIAS

• Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
• IIAS Identical to IIA w/Exception of Thrust
  Augmentation
• Stages 2 w/One Sustainer Core Housing 3 Liquid
  Fueled Engines, Centaur Upper Stage (Liquid
  Fueled)
• Medium Lift Capability

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ATLAS III

• Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
• Stages 2 w/One Stretched Sustainer Core
  Housing RD-180 Russian Liquid Fueled Engine,
  Centaur Upper Stage (Liquid Fueled)
• Medium Lift Capability

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ATLAS V (EELV)

• Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
• Stages Varies Depending on Configuration
• RD-180 Engine Used on Atlas III / RL-10 Liquid
  Fueled Engines (Up to 2 in Second Stage)
• Up to 5 Solid Strap-On Boosters for Heavy
  Configuration
• Medium or Heavy Lift Capability

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DELTA II

• Manufacturer Boeing
• Stages 2 w/Stage 1 Liquid Fueled The Addition
  of 9 Solid Rocket Motors, Stage 2 Liquid Fueled,
  Optional PAM Upper Stage
• Medium Lift Capability

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DELTA III

• Manufacturer Boeing
• Stages 2 w/Same 1st Stage Being Identical to
  Delta II, But w/Larger Solid Rocket Boosters, New
  Second Stage Using Cryogenic Propellants
  Optional 3rd Stage Still Under Development
• Medium Lift Capability

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DELTA IV (EELV)

• Manufacturer Boeing
• Stages Varies Depending on Configuration, All
  Configurations Use Same Common Booster Core Using
  a Boeing Rocketdyne RS-68 Liquid Fueled Engine
  Producing 650,000 lbs of Thrust
• Medium or Heavy Lift Capability Depending on
  Configuration

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MAJOR CONTRACTORS

• United Space Alliance
• Boeing
• Lockheed Martin
• These 3 Contractors Conduct Over 90 of Launch
  Operations at Cape Canaveral

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UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE

• Manage and Conduct Space Operations Work
  Involving The Operation and Maintenance of
  Multi-Purpose Space Systems Notably NASAs Human
  Space Flight Program and Other Reusable Launch
  Orbital Systems (Space Shuttle)

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BOEING

• Manufacture, Support, and Sustain Space
  Operations Systems to Include Those Associated
  with NASA and the Air Force.

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LOCKHEED MARTIN

• Space Operations Support, Includes
• Program Management
• Flight Hardware Development
• Software Development
• Advanced Earth, Space and Life Sciences Support
• Science Payload Integration and Operations
• Satellite Operations Support

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LOCKHEED MARTIN CONT

• Space Operations Support Cont
• Computer Engineering
• Earth Observations and Image Analysis
• Advanced Research and Technology Development
• Data Archives Management
• Development and Management of Major Test Labs
  Where Spacecraft and Payloads are Tested in Space
  Environment

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MILITARY OPERATIONS

• Limited Mostly to Supporting Role
• 45th Space Wing, Range Operations
• Patrick AFB/CFS
• 1st Range Ops SQ Provides World-Wide Customers
  With High Quality, Requirements Tailored, Range
  Operations, Operations Support Management, and
  Scheduling Services.

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SUMMARY

• LAUNCH VEHICLES
• CONTRACTORS
• MILITARY OPERATIONS

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QUESTIONS?

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NO?

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GOOD!!!

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SOURCES

• www.boeing.com
• Brett Garret (United Space Alliance)
• www.lockheedmartin.com
• www.patrick.af.mil
• www.unitedspacealliance.com
• AF PUB V3OQR13S1 000-III-2