Launch System Selection (How do we get there from here?)

Launch System Selection System selection process Define requirements and constraints Number of spacecraft Spacecraft mass Spacecraft dimensions Mission orbit Mission timeline Funding constraints

Launch System Selection System selection process Identify capable systems Reliability Performance margin available Fairing size and shape Launch Availability Cost

Launch System Selection System selection process Analyze capable systems Maximum accelerations Vibration frequencies and amplitudes Acoustic frequencies and amplitudes Temperature extremes LV/satellite interface Kick motor needed?

Launch System Selection References Wertz, J. R., and Larson, W. J., eds., Space Mission Analysis and Design, 3rd ed. Ch. 18, Microcosm Press, El Segundo, CA,1999. Isakowitz, S. J., AIAA International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems, 2nd ed. AIAA Press, Washington DC, 1995.