Mission Assurance Through Launch Flexibility - Preparing a SmallSat Mission on Multiple Launch Vehicles
- Paper number
IAC-17,D2,2,11,x41104
- Author
Mr. Philip Brzytwa, Spaceflight Inc., United States
- Coauthor
Ms. Melissa Wuerl, Spaceflight Inc., United States
- Year
2017
- Abstract
When choosing a launch for a small satellite mission, one must choose between cost, schedule, and reliability of the launch vehicle, and often times attempt to predict the future on the regulatory environment. In Q1 2017 due to mission delays, Spaceflight rebooked all of its SHERPA small satellite customers from Falcon 9 to a number of other launch vehicles. Based upon this experience, Spaceflight has gained insight into best practices for re-manifesting, de-manifesting, cancelling, and booking flight opportunities in a short time frame. This paper will provide guidelines to small satellite manufacturers and end users on how to design a satellite, mission, and contract that allows for maximum flexibility to move between launch vehicles based upon unstable launch market conditions.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
IAC-17,D2,2,11,x41104.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).
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