Announced performance requirements include:[29][30]. endstream endobj startxref ULA has a big factory down in Decatur, Alabama. 2612 Senator Richard Shelby is from Alabama. EELV STANDARD INTERFACE SPECIFICATION VERSION 5.0. 21 0 obj 0000087266 00000 n [49] In the event, no phase 2 funding from the US government was forthcoming after August 2020 when ULA Vulcan and SpaceX were selected by the Air Force. [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. 4.0,` 3p H.Hi@A> Instead of setting those engines aside for national security launches, ULA rushed to assign them to non-national security launches that are unrestricted in their use of Russian engines. The procedure and process for development, control, and maintenance is the same for ICDs and ISs. 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. 0000003719 00000 n endstream hb```|+a1b0K5IiJs!C}D&m%[Xuddtu p|6:O3|3v)-F'M1*vm^b1:JeSzr60v0ht00t@0Gb0$cDHG Abt:2{$8naMeJC1kYDHn)_2u hH1=l Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter System Interface Specifications For . VwSX$qjDMjdJpIo.|];"P+ S]^M%f{6x57>Z"}}2)p"B1dKwh[h!t!j)L[C@|}TUaH6hFHTFLV^Y#8g3Tx]!y;Tc^>ME|= 9WTsD. 2762 0 obj <> endobj [42] The USAF is working with SpaceX to mature their Falcon Heavy's design. xKo6L"%>4m[=!zn-K3Pgfowgu>?me|W63ov,Eno:lcu,7s9c_I1&/{v<3eR|xRwqh0UK << /Length 16 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> The Atlas V family is capable of carrying payloads of 8,900 kg (19,620 lbs) to geosynchronous transfer orbit, and can lift 16,034 kg (35,343 lbs) to low-Earth orbit. 97 0 obj The approach taken in the development of. An Atlas V XYZ will have a 4.2-or-5.4-meter (14 or 18ft) diameter payload fairing, Y solid rocket boosters (0-5), and Z RL-10's on the Centaur upper stage (1-2). Boeing initially proposed using the RS-25 Space Shuttle main engine. As of 2019, the first flight has been stated by NGIS to be expected in 2021. 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. 0000070080 00000 n [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. THE EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (EELV) STANDARD INTERFACE SPECIFICATION FOR SPACE VEHICLE ACCOMMODATIONS Frank L. Knight. 2612 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). a new EELV acquisition strategy in November 2011, revising it in 2013. After a two-year solicitation and competition process in 20182020, in August 2020 the USSF selected SpaceX (F9 and FH) and ULA's yet-to-be-certified Vulcan Centaur to supply US military launch requirements in 20222027. [14] The USAF moved 7 launches from Delta IV to Atlas V.[15] To end litigation and competition for a limited market, both companies agreed to form the United Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture. 0000006374 00000 n DOD expects to spend about $9.5 billion over the next 5 years acquiring launch hardware and services through the program, during which time it will also be working to certify new launch providers. The second stage (known as Centaur) is powered by the RL-10A engine. The goal was the creation of a cost-efficient and reliable family (or families) of "right size" spacelifters based on standardized fairings, liquid core vehicles, upper stages, and solid rockets. 0000003910 00000 n 0000004649 00000 n Making space accessible. The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) system is being developed by the United States Air Force (USAF) and its prime contractors to meet the nations need for expend-able launch vehicles through the . ?fA(4 F 1@DCPog|yReAZirIrj{*0X}0b{37Vl [mvK7!,ubg-Yj0S(.rIW~,vMJro 8>-\8~-Yw0z UP2^PoDAzuEu;*YRs.KA=^>l=bLe*qV&y.vt%?k7MI(x8 zluC m^"4~b7 xBHNxZ9RRJhkL1hV0 LHJ9KDv"iE^p!+X$(/MDP_dP =|>hPHICt4B@n#,sqBGFY!u&i-dTr2e$'bWv7BiT|nT^F)U9K,rN0bi\2tR0,; Yz{:|*sO=c>z+Mf2BB.4Y!KRcW << /Length 19 0 R /N 3 /Alternate /DeviceRGB /Filter /FlateDecode >> The first Heavy vehicle (demo) was launched in December 2004. A1vjp zN6p\W pG@ A1vjp zN6p\W pG@ [16] Each company has a 50% stake in ULA. The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Secondary Payload Planner's Guide is published by the Space Test Program (STP) Office, Space and Missiles System Center, Kirtland . THE EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (EELV) STANDARD INTERFACE SPECIFICATION FOR SPACE VEHICLE ACCOMMODATIONS Frank L. Knight. RFP F04701-97-R-0008 19 June 1998 ii One of the Air Forces long-term goals for the EELV program is to have at least two certified launch providers able to compete for the full range of national security launches. endobj 7 0 obj %PDF-1.6 % The EELV system included launch vehicles, infrastructure, support systems, and interfaces. The Medium & Medium-Plus vehicles use a single Common Booster Core (CBC), while the Heavy variant uses three CBCs. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) standard interface specification. [41] He clarified: "I certified them to compete last year" and "[o]ne of the requirements behind certification is to fly three missions." 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. 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. F# q1- -7"j`Rg1)ciyN\N0]/>CaWLqU,jEh3%2 W48u$0DxzI iz55XJ#p9$"G8)nc5-}(a.6j]?eD.8 6~5Y|fro xA7AmGxnqt_,MmOw0Uvdj t!:$`v0m5c 0000076318 00000 n K0iABZyCAP8C@&*CP=#t] 4}a ;GDxJ> ,_@FXDBX$!k"EHqaYbVabJ0cVL6f3bX'?v 6-V``[a;p~\2n5 &x*sb|! endobj 18 0 obj Search 209,668,378 papers from all fields of science . 0000017080 00000 n On September 29, 2015, the Air Force awarded an EELV Launch Capability (ELC) contract to ULA valued at $882 millionthe latest such contract the Air Force has awarded to ULA since ULA became the only source for launches under the EELV program. ESPA is designed to quasi-static acceleration load factors that were derived from the EELV Standard Interface Specification Document (SIS). FV>2 u/_$\BCv< 5]s.,4&yUx~xw-bEDCHGKwFGEGME{EEKX,YFZ ={$vrK EELVs were to reduce costs by being based on standardized fairings, liquid core vehicles, upper stages, and solid rocket boosters. Steady production rates, long-term commitments and opportunities for competition are among the means to achieve this goal. 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. [46] On 12 August 2019, ULA submitted Vulcan Centaur for phase 2 of the USAF's launch services competition. The intent was to replace legacy vehicles, including Delta II, Atlas II, and Titan IV. 1320 0000017011 00000 n endobj This document was produced and is maintained by the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate (SMC/LE) 483 N. Aviation Blvd. %PDF-1.4 % 0000006557 00000 n [46] As of 2019, Blue Origin expected a first launch of New Glenn in 2021. RFP F04701-97-R-0008 19 June 1998 ii This page intentionally left blank. [12] Boeing was awarded a contract for 19 out of the 28 launches; Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract for the other 9. Boeing received $1.38 billion, and Lockheed Martin received $650 million for the launches. >> Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Phase 1A Competitive Acquisition . <> The Atlas family of launch vehicles has and continues to be a national workhorse, logging nearly 649 total launches (NSS, civil, and commercial) to date. c0|_}`pz0 cc4D 7\HCj(I?uf eX_0NcRu1wQ9 T'|>H%Z%*.yXSGc 4_GR+[5> (4'XgVZtL aq[aP/}ARI@PAwO8s .i,@Yf6akrCns!Uu* 4?,20-FKDgLuAp4j$hz~ ULAs use of these tactics artificially created a need for relief from legislative restrictions on its ability to continue using RD-180relief that, with the DoDs active assistance, ULAs actively sought in the fiscal year 2016 omnibus appropriations bill. The Northrop Grumman name and logos are registered trademarks of Northrop Grumman. . The primary goal remains 100% mission success while incentivizing cost reductions. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> . [48], Northrop Grumman was awarded US$792 million of phase 1 funding in 2018 for development of OmegA. 0000015937 00000 n 6 0 obj Since 2019 there are four vehicles certified by the Department of Defense to conduct NSSL launches: Atlas V, Delta IV Heavy, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. 0000001790 00000 n [12], In 2003, Boeing was found to be in possession of proprietary documents from Lockheed Martin. }, Page last modified: 1. 637 0 obj <> endobj However, the Committee was concerned that the Department was focusing too narrowly on its national security requirements and not adequately reflecting the needs of the US commercial space launch industry. [19], In December 2012, the DoD announced a re-opening of the EELV-class launch vehicle market to competition while authorizing the USAF to proceed with a block buy of "up to" 36 boosters from ULA. 0000068216 00000 n endobj Although additional new entrants may be able to compete in the future, it is unlikely that others will be ready to compete before Phase 2. [24] The USAF and SpaceX settled the lawsuit in Jan 2015 by opening up more launches to competitive bidding. In August 2021, ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold. Delta IV's inaugural flight was marked by the successful launch of a commercial satellite on a Medium-Plus (4,2) in November 2002. 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These load factors, as shown in Table 1, represent a set of accelerations that Interface Specifications (ISs) are specific types of ICDs that only need approval from one government office or agency. A Standard Payload Interface bus was also proposed as a way to save money and improve efficiency. 0000004106 00000 n mimics the EELV 157.5 cm (62.01 in) Standard Interface Plane. endobj As of 2017, SpaceX is completing this certification process with its Falcon 9 vehicle to also begin providing launch services for NSS missions. G. E. Sanford 1 & J. S. Welsh 2 . In 2018, a competitive contract award to launch national security spacecraft was conducted between United Launch Alliance (ULA), Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS), Blue Origin, and SpaceX. i`zN$KgyHDis+hj^@BV/C4v3bKAj. This website is best viewed in browsers such as: Edge, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari. 0000009026 00000 n As of that time, Vulcan Centaur was on track for a 2021 launch. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) standard interface specification, as well as Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. Either a 4m or 5m fairing encapsulates the payload. endstream endobj startxref The Atlas V family uses a Russian RD-180 to power the first stage Common Core Booster. Opportunity which will utilize an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) or ESPA Grande. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Rideshare Users Guide, and Do-no-harm Requirements Document . -2- 2774 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<250AE161C7F7FC4982A3B8062B0E51BA>]/Index[2762 23]/Info 2761 0 R/Length 79/Prev 495466/Root 2763 0 R/Size 2785/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream 0000006880 00000 n stream 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. 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