1. Launch Vehicle Selection
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Mission Ops-Earth to LEO
2/5/2009
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2. Small Launch Vehicles Payload to LEO (kg) 2009 Launch Cost 550 kg ($M)
Payload used (%)
2009 Launch Cost 2.2Mg ($M)
Falcon 1e (USA)
1010
5.90 54
20.8
Taurus (USA)
1380
10.2 40
33.0
Strela (Russia)
1700
4.94 32
15.1
Long March 2D (China)
3500
4.57 16
11.6
Dnepr (Russia)
4400
4.00 13
9.63
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3. Evaluated for 5,000 kg to LEO Evaluated for 10,000 kg to LEO
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4. Back-up Slide Clv = P((mp/mt) + E/100)*(1-i/100)^(n-2009)
Clv = cost of launch vehicle for our payload
mp = total payload mass deliverable to LEO
mt = payload mass that we want to LEO
E = Premium for piggy-backing (10%)
i = inflation rate, 3.8% (from US govt. inflation stats)
n = year of quote
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5. Back-up Slide

6. Back-up Slide
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7. Back-up Slide
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