[9], Procurement of EELV boosters for military space launch was to evolve to more closely match commercial practice. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> 7 0 obj [33][34], Each Atlas V launch vehicle is based on a Common Core Booster powered by one NPO Energomash RD-180 engine with two combustion chambers and a Centaur upper stage powered by one or two Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2 engines. DULLES, Va. Dec. 11, 2017-- Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, today announced it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Center (AFSMC) to build LDPE, or the Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) space platform. 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. [38] This launcher features a reusable first stage and fairings, which lowers the cost per mission. The Delta IV Medium, Medium-Plus and Heavy configurations are evolved from flight proven Delta II and Delta III systems while incorporating the latest technology into a family of vehicles maximizing the use of common hardware. 0000001712 00000 n % As of that time, Vulcan Centaur was on track for a 2021 launch. 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Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Rideshare User's Guide . wc/CR6@Vf|N`ObN#C8\'08#9MVk-v^.O@G}&(U! AGR-aH2\p|)+h Development is defined as all activities from initial concept up to, but not including, production. The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program is managed by the Launch and Range Systems Directorate of the Space and Missile Systems Center (United States Space Command), Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. endobj The Delta IV family is capable of carrying 10,818 kg (23,851 lbs) to geosynchronous transfer orbit, and can lift 21,772 kg (48,000 lbs) to low-Earth orbit. At the same time, another 14 boosters were to be procured competitively beginning in 2015, with the initial launches to be performed in 2017. 0000004093 00000 n endobj 1320 1a-,,3o WYLd ,/HHVYNE^IUAQM]OGK\H[W&?'#/+/P3KrxTDl\BJX|jbRdtLQn~qIN^AvZizaFfVCYumUcEkSe}KysM]&On;,Z2}sl +7^j[Xcm,?p._. 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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. - The EELV program is a funded U.S. Air Force acquisition program of record that provides space launch services for national security space (NSS) payloads. x[n$ }hIY 7g8@/U}f9MHy^Z^~|^|TWmo<4c5UX|.Gqjs[6oc?y~x,D? . i`zN$KgyHDis+hj^@BV/C4v3bKAj. An Atlas V XYZ will have a 4.2-or-5.4-meter (14 or 18ft) diameter payload fairing, Y solid rocket boosters (0-5), and Z RL-10's on the Centaur upper stage (1-2). 0000001979 00000 n RFP F04701-97-R-0008 19 June 1998 ii 0000015754 00000 n Up to five Aerojet Rocketdyne Graphite-Epoxy Motor solid rocket boosters can be added to increase vehicle performance, and two diameters of payload fairing are available. 2762 0 obj <> endobj Thompson. Falcon Heavy has been certified for two Phase 1A reference orbits and as of 2019, "[i]t's not certified for all of our most stressing national security space orbits," Thompson said. }, Page last modified: {!Kd#5:#[T$FhTs;*(Ai((4N|radRbt!BHx2eq(*xiTxa$m|+Id99uLA@(C!#Oro;{N4"#. [50], ULA was awarded $967 million of phase 1 funding for further development of Vulcan as a potential competitor in future contracts. The ESPAStar platform uses a customized EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) ring as part of its structure and is capable of being launched aboard any launch vehicle that meets the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) standard interface specification, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. stream hbbd```b`` d#XD The ESPAStar platform's 6 payload ports are capable of accommodating combi-nations of hosted or separable (fly-away) payloads. startxref c0|_}`pz0 cc4D 7\HCj(I?uf eX_0NcRu1wQ9 T'|>H%Z%*.yXSGc 4_GR+[5> (4'XgVZtL aq[aP/}ARI@PAwO8s .i,@Yf6akrCns!Uu* 4?,20-FKDgLuAp4j$hz~ xXn8+84 3m s?0d)!#fDQb-U!~$?ORR /p_)'a}^vh#|Z8+j-v$2c{\u>y-_{ZVV%mr|u|~/a& d0S&/SJig=0QtN&?iHpzje1$Zu>)4{^D)%g/(M%@%@^t`gGe6>a409$"e FA/|W z>q5.~iQXwID:!c EELVs were to reduce costs by being based on standardized fairings, liquid core vehicles, upper stages, and solid rocket boosters. The platform is optimized for GEO missions, but is adaptable for LEO and MEO missions. 2612 . 15 0 obj On September 29, 2015, the Air Force awarded an EELV Launch Capability (ELC) contract to ULA valued at $882 millionthe latest such contract the Air Force has awarded to ULA since ULA became the only source for launches under the EELV program. 637 0 obj <> endobj Standard payload interfaces were touted as another way to save money and improve efficiency, though success in that area remained to be seen. APL requirements are not addressed in the SIS but their Northrop Grumman hardware and software enables multiple missions on single launch, Mission launched onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, Source: Space News. A1vjp zN6p\W pG@ << /Length 13 0 R /N 3 /Alternate /DeviceRGB /Filter /FlateDecode >> << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] /ColorSpace << /Cs1 7 0 R >> /Font << /TT2 9 0 R [28], The USAF began the process of competitively selecting the next generation NSSL vehicles in 2018. EELV STANDARD INTERFACE SPECIFICATION VERSION 5.0. 0000010365 00000 n The launch occurred on December 23, 2018.[40]. [49] In the event, no phase 2 funding from the US government was forthcoming after August 2020 when ULA Vulcan and SpaceX were selected by the Air Force. [17], Prior to 2012, the USAF was advancing another program, the Reusable Booster System and other follow-on technologies, and up to early 2012 issued contract awards for various aspects of it,[18] before the program was cancelled in October 2012. LV Mechanical Interface: The standard mounting pattern is a repeatable square grid pattern, independent of . The approach continues procurement of launch services and launch capability from ULA for the next several years but provides for a full and open competitive environment for any alternative sources as soon as they are certified. VwSX$qjDMjdJpIo.|];"P+ S]^M%f{6x57>Z"}}2)p"B1dKwh[h!t!j)L[C@|}TUaH6hFHTFLV^Y#8g3Tx]!y;Tc^>ME|= 9WTsD. Photo Credit: U.S. Space Force. 0000051223 00000 n stream [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. Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate (SMC/LE) 483 N. Aviation Blvd. 0000076318 00000 n O*?f`gC/O+FFGGz)~wgbk?J9mdwi?cOO?w| x&mf The EELV program is a funded U.S. Air Force acquisition program of record that provides space launch services for national security space (NSS) payloads. 0000004106 00000 n Up to five solid rocket boosters can be added to augment performance. The Governments objectives were to develop Payload Category A, B, and C launch system prototypes, through shared investment with industry partners that will lead to EELV certified launch systems capable of providing launch services for all EELV-class National Security Space (NSS) missions. ULA is expected to handle 60 percent of the launches while SpaceX will handle 40 percent of the launches over the five-year period. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of the EELV Standard Interface Specification (SIS) and its implications for spacecraft designers. for GPS III Launch Services . [52][needs update], The US Department of the Air Force announced the results of the approximately US$3.5 billion National Security Space Launch Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement on 7 August 2020. 0000461158 00000 n 2 0 obj 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. RFP F04701-97-R-0008 19 June 1998 ii This page intentionally left blank. 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. @(l(MW a 67E1efWmh8s`e3XY|t+$8f`~!Af6 Dy3 %%EOF <>stream .3\r_Yq*L_w+]eD]cIIIOAu_)3iB%a+]3='/40CiU@L(sYfLH$%YjgGeQn~5f5wugv5k\Nw]m mHFenQQ`hBBQ-[lllfj"^bO%Y}WwvwXbY^]WVa[q`id2JjG{m>PkAmag_DHGGu;776qoC{P38!9-?|gK9w~B:Wt>^rUg9];}}_~imp}]/}.{^=}^?z8hc' [7A\SwBOK/X/_Q>QG[ `Aaac#*Z;8cq>[&IIMST`kh&45YYF9=X_,,S-,Y)YXmk]c}jc-v};]N"&1=xtv(}'{'IY) -rqr.d._xpUZMvm=+KG^WWbj>:>>>v}/avO8 << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> RFP F04701-97-R-0008 19 June 1998 ii . 0000002843 00000 n stream 0 ULA also asserted that the Phase 1A launch is basically a lowest price, technically acceptable competition, unsuitable for launch contracts" % 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 . a new EELV acquisition strategy in November 2011, revising it in 2013. [3][4], On 1 March 2019, the program name was changed from EELV to National Security Space Launch (NSSL) to better reflect the growing commercial launch market and the changing nature of launch contracts, including the potential for reusable launch vehicles. Semantic Scholar's Logo. The Atlas V provides medium and intermediate lift capability and is evolved from flight-proven Atlas and Titan programs, maximizing flexibility and reliability. 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. 0000005993 00000 n EELV effort in 1995 are still manifestsignificant increases in launch costs and concerns over procurement and competition. The contractor was standardizing payload interfaces, launch pads, and infrastructure so that all configurations of each contractor's EELV family can be launched from the same pad and payloads can be interchanged between vehicles in the same class (i.e., medium, intermediate, or heavy). 0 As with the Delta IV, either a 4m or 5m fairing is used to shroud the payload, and vehicles are defined by the number of solids and the size of the payload fairing. A Standard Payload Interface bus was also proposed as a way to save money and improve efficiency. xref The ESPAStar platform's 6 payload ports are capable of accommodating combi-nations of hosted or separable (fly-away) payloads. The procedure and process for development, control, and maintenance is the same for ICDs and ISs. 1401 Up to five solid rocket boosters can be added to augment performance. endobj [32] The DCSS had 4m diameter and 5m diameter versions, with matching diameter payload fairings. An official website of the United States government, The Atlas V's inaugural flight was marked by the successful launch of a Hotbird-6 commercial satellite, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Development includes all efforts leading up to and including EELV certification (and the validation of all NRE work) to meet the full range of EELV mass-to-orbit requirements Boeing received $1.38 billion, and Lockheed Martin received $650 million for the launches. The EELV competition was expected to produce the next generation of launch vehicles to replace all medium to heavy launchers, Lockheed Martin's Atlas, Titan II and Titan IV series, and McDonnell Douglas's Delta series, with a single family of vehicles capable of launching medium and heavy payloads into orbit at a significantly lower cost. QUk{vv7m-C4W>!z~>X#Nz---1GjN. Shelby was a loyal supporter of ULA, and attempted to shoehorn in money to buy the RD-180 engines from Russia, against the wishes of Senator McCain and the rest of the Armed Services Committee. ULA stated it did not have any Atlas engines available to bid in order to submit a timely proposal. The interface includes mechanical, Delta IV CBCs and DCSSs are integrated horizontally before being transported to the launchpad. 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 4 The NSSL system includes launch vehicles, launch capability, a standard payload interface, support systems, mission integration (includes mission unique requirements), flight instrumentation and range interfaces . [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. The second stage is powered by the RL-10B engine. endstream endobj startxref Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Phase 1A Competitive Acquisition . >6?L`a,Epa_> hbbd```b`` D:H3YH22H5,)qS =A&]8 I Table 2 - Quasi-Static Load Factors - "Paper Session II-C - The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Standard Interface Specification For Space Vehicle Accommodations" Skip to search form Skip to main content Skip to account menu. Download PDF. 0 N } "zQjC+6\Ei8rF2+m0 [47] Blue Origin is considered likely to continue building and testing New Glenn, in part since they were already privately funding development prior to the Air Force NSSL competition. EELV SIS Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Standard Interface Specification LSP-REQ-317.01B Launch Services Program (LSP) Program Level . [46] As of 2019, Blue Origin expected a first launch of New Glenn in 2021. The EELV program's Delta IV and Atlas V launch vehicles are produced by United Launch Alliance (a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin formed in 2006). %%EOF hs2z\nLA"Sdr%,lt Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) standard interface specification, as well as Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. 678 0 obj <>stream {,M?TSwjj:2U|=ney(ymjvkeY&AeZDuL2 M#oWX~s iAzj]:a[Fd U?Vi5p5Zq,9,bZ/@,%, 6`#@)4I7,nCsSXDiAG'By"yeGy)h\s1{.D._"e-`uM67h2I ]_R)4I}I ? E6S2)212 "l+&Y4P%\%g|eTI (L 0_&l2E 9r9h xgIbifSb1+MxL0oE%YmhYh~S=zU&AYl/ $ZU m@O l^'lsk.+7o9V;?#I3eEKDd9i,UQ h6'~khu_ }9PIo= C#$n?z}[1 xkqW@F%N(ISI>bUqE-9? 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Abstract. 0000058694 00000 n ' Zk! $l$T4QOt"y\b)AI&NI$R$)TIj"]&=&!:dGrY@^O$ _%?P(&OJEBN9J@y@yCR nXZOD}J}/G3k{%Ow_.'_!JQ@SVF=IEbbbb5Q%O@%!ByM:e0G7 e%e[(R0`3R46i^)*n*|"fLUomO0j&jajj.w_4zj=U45n4hZZZ^0Tf%9->=cXgN]. 2784 0 obj <>stream The EELV was expected handle the bulk of the U.S. government's launch requirements after the year 2000 and was also expected to be used for commercial applications. ?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 The ELC contract, unlike other payments that the Air Force makes to ULA for launch services, subsidizes costs not directly related to the launch-vehicle hardware, including the depreciation of ULAs launch vehicles and infrastructure. 0000002686 00000 n [16] Each company has a 50% stake in ULA. [42] The USAF is working with SpaceX to mature their Falcon Heavy's design. 31-03-2017 19:36:21 ZULU, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service Agreements (LSA) Draft Request for Proposal (RFP). 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. It has been certified for the NSSL program after the STP-2 launch completed on 25 June 2019, as confirmed by the commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Lt. Gen. 5 0 obj While the anticipated commercial satellite base never materialized, having two different families of launch vehicles, along with multiple launch sites, contributed significantly to the nation's ability to maintain assured access to space. 0000010105 00000 n <> [32] In 2020, ULA announced that retirement of the Delta IV is anticipated in 2023 after 5 more launches. >> If that was the case, then the Air Force will have developed a new family of launch vehicles that would be primarily used only for national security payloads, resulting in higher overhead costs to DoD, while missing an opportunity to maximize the competitive posture of US industry. EELV SIS Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Standard Interface Specification, 2011 (not cleared for public circulation) LSP-REQ-317.01B Launch Services Program (LSP) Program Level Dispenser and CubeSat Requirements Document MIL-STD-1540C Military Standard Test Requirements for Launch, Upper-Stage, and Space Vehicles Along with the award of two development agreements, the total amount was more than $3 billion. Thats Defining Possible. <<1FA29D3E1AADB2110A00D0FE946CFD7F>]/Prev 340978>> The USAF began the EELV program in 1994, following many years of government-funded studies into improved systems and architecture. 6 0 obj 0000004649 00000 n 19 0 obj Of those 106 launches, 57 have been EELV National Security Space launches in support of the Navy, National Reconnaissance Office and the SpaceForce. This would be difficult to achieve since projections showed that the EELV would not be able to meet the requirements of as much as 42 percent of the estimated commercial market. 27 0 obj <> endobj xref 0000004305 00000 n DHh0D@z5+?w 2762 0 obj <> endobj The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program provides the United States affordable, reliable, and assured access to space with two families of launch vehicles: Atlas V and Delta IV. << /Type /Page /Parent 3 0 R /Resources 6 0 R /Contents 4 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] SpaceX bid the existing launch vehicles of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, while Blue Origin was expected to bid New Glenn, ULA bid Vulcan Centaur, and NGIS's bid status was not reported. 4.0,` 3p H.Hi@A> A new EELV Acquisition Strategy was approved in November 2011 which recognizes only the Atlas V and Delta IV can currently provide reliable launch services to meet NSS requirements but also seeks to take advantage of the growing potential of additional commercial space launch providers. Blue Origin also filed a pre-award protest of the request for proposal arguing that the requirements were ambiguous. Northrop Grummans ESPAStar platform provides a modular, cost-effective and highly capable infrastructure resource for hosting technology development and operational payloads. [39], GPS-IIIA USA-289 was the first NSSL-type B5 Falcon 9 launch. For almost 10 years, the EELV program had only one company capable of providing launches. K0iABZyCAP8C@&*CP=#t] 4}a ;GDxJ> ,_@FXDBX$!k"EHqaYbVabJ0cVL6f3bX'?v 6-V``[a;p~\2n5 &x*sb|! 2784 0 obj <>stream 12 0 obj National Security Space Launch (NSSL) formerly Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) from 1994 to 2019 is a program of the United States Space Force (USSF) intended to assure access to space for United States Department of Defense and other United States government payloads. 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