[10] The initial bids came from four major defense contractors: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and Alliant Techsystems. 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. 0000002843 00000 n 0000004106 00000 n 19 0 obj -2- 0000017080 00000 n [47][48], The contract type for the phase 2 contracts is new for US government launches as it will be a "firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery" type of launch contract. [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. << /Type /Page /Parent 3 0 R /Resources 6 0 R /Contents 4 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] [8] Some of the reasons why assured access to space is a priority for the United States are stated in National Presidential Directive Number 40, which reads: Access to space through U.S. space transportation capabilities is essential to: The United States, therefore, must maintain robust, responsive, and resilient U.S. space transportation capabilities to assure access to space. 0000003519 00000 n 5 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. [36] As of 10November2022[update], 19 launches remain. 678 0 obj <>stream Making space accessible. [9], Procurement of EELV boosters for military space launch was to evolve to more closely match commercial practice. %PDF-1.5 % EELV Standard Interface Specification - Version 6.0 2. [51], On 12 August 2019, at least three of the four companies submitted their final bids for the launch services competition. 1. The platform is optimized for GEO missions, but is adaptable for LEO and MEO missions. May 2016 : Space and Missile Systems Center . The program is managed by the Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC), specifically the Assured Access to Space Directorate (SSC/AA),[1] in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office. ULA is expected to handle 60 percent of the launches while SpaceX will handle 40 percent of the launches over the five-year period. 4 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. % 5 0 obj hb``g``f`f`. 637 0 obj <> endobj %PDF-1.7 % 7 0 obj [21] In April 2014, after the launches were contracted, SpaceX sued the United States Air Force,[22][23] arguing that the RD-180 engines, produced in Russia by the government owned NPO Energomash and used by the Atlas V, violated sanctions against the Russian government. 6 0 obj hb```B ;6hvfa. endstream endobj startxref 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. ( (ZY deZyo|-@#|Fd3C\5t Along with the award of two development agreements, the total amount was more than $3 billion. ]$p_>Ox1s?Vm,po%\Y&7r0& Sa`c6yh 2(~Xb)e# La?y`/sY< -RV\]{wTKc}6saI]Y >:GP!~3kT [5][6], The NSSL program launches the nation's most valuable military satellites; contracts to launch lower value payloads, such as those of the Space Test Program, are awarded using different methodologies.[7]. 13 0 obj APL requirements are not addressed in the SIS but their 0000006582 00000 n 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. Launch performance can be augmented by adding either two or four solid rocket motors. 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). A1vjp zN6p\W pG@ 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. wc/CR6@Vf|N`ObN#C8\'08#9MVk-v^.O@G}&(U! 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These launch system investments include efforts required to complete the transition off non-allied engines and build upon the Air Force's Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation efforts started in early 2015 and the Rocket Propulsion System investments awarded in early 2016. 0000015937 00000 n ]p2c*lR-fHqmh"? WQ(_l+OKP($p Aa-7!@2y #%)#(F'00B[;y7/0F"4N( $&`,8aK/>z0?{3 0 [12] Boeing was awarded a contract for 19 out of the 28 launches; Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract for the other 9. Program requirements for the EELV program, including reliability, accuracy, and standard interface, are specified in the EELV Capability Production Document (CPD), validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) in 2016. . endstream 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. It uses 457,295 lbs (207,425 kg) of liquid oxygen and 169,008 lbs (76,660 kg) RP-1 rocket fuel propellants. The Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne -built RS-68, a liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engine that produces 663,000 lbs of liftoff thrust, powers the first stage. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) standard interface specification. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 0000051223 00000 n The Atlas V's inaugural flight was marked by the successful launch of a Hotbird-6 commercial satellite in August 2002. 0000005030 00000 n 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 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 << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> In 1998, when it appeared the growth in the commercial satellite industry would be able to sustain two providers of launch services, the Air Force decided to award contracts to both Boeing and Lockheed Martin for their respective launch capabilities. The second stage is powered by the RL-10B engine. THE EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (EELV) STANDARD INTERFACE SPECIFICATION FOR SPACE VEHICLE ACCOMMODATIONS Frank L. Knight. 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. 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). The EELV system includes all equipment, facilities, and launch base infrastructure necessary to launch a payload, place it in the required delivery orbit, provide specified environments, provide. [20], The USAF signed a contract at that time with SpaceX for two launches in 2014 and 2015 to serve as proving flights to support the certification process for the Falcon 9 v1.1 and Falcon Heavy. The approach taken in the development of. The EELV program would maintain current mass-to-orbit capability while increasing launch rate and decreasing costs. 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~ hbbd```b`` d#XD EELV effort in 1995 are still manifestsignificant increases in launch costs and concerns over procurement and competition. RFP F04701-97-R-0008 19 June 1998 ii This page intentionally left blank. [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. 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. 0000004200 00000 n 0000000776 00000 n @(l(MW a 67E1efWmh8s`e3XY|t+$8f`~!Af6 Dy3 endstream >> 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. Either a 4m or 5m fairing encapsulates the payload. 0000002177 00000 n endstream endobj endstream endobj startxref %PDF-1.6 % APL requirements are not addressed in the SIS but their 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. xKo6L"%>4m[=!zn-K3Pgfowgu>?me|W63ov,Eno:lcu,7s9c_I1&/{v<3eR|xRwqh0UK endobj 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. [39], GPS-IIIA USA-289 was the first NSSL-type B5 Falcon 9 launch. Development is defined as all activities from initial concept up to, but not including, production. 0000002686 00000 n 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. Paper Session I-A - The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Standard Interface Specification For Space Vehicle Accommodations Cape Canaveral, Florida Presentations and demonstrations on a broad spectrum of technology initiatives related to the development and advancement of spaceport and range technology that reduce operations turnaround . [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. R'O* u/7svAZ6r4[ZDX$22L)966@D1{2?=ben6hy. Under Solicitation Number FA8811-16-R-000X, released 14 March 2017, Air Force Space Command - Space and Missile Systems Center draft solicitation ws to implement the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) strategy to transition from the use of "non-allied" [aka Russian RD-180] engines and to implement affordable assured access to space via sustainable competition with commercial providers. {,M?TSwjj:2U|=ney(ymjvkeY&AeZDuL2 M#oWX~s iAzj]:a[Fd U?Vi5p5Zq,9,bZ/@,%, 6`#@)4I7,nCsSXDiAG'By"yeGy)h\s1{.D._"e-`uM67h2I ]_R)4I}I ? 2612 0 N } "zQjC+6\Ei8rF2+m0 Boeing initially proposed using the RS-25 Space Shuttle main engine. hs2z\nLA"Sdr%,lt In October 2018, the USAF awarded development funding to ULA, NGIS, and Blue Origin to further the design of their rockets before a subsequent competition for award to build the launch vehicles. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) standard interface specification. <> endobj [46] OmegA was a rocket design with two main solid stages, a cryogenic upper stage, and the possibility of additional solid-rocket strap-on boosters. [25][26] The USAF certified the Falcon 9 in May 2015,[27] and in 2016 SpaceX won a contract under the EELV program to launch a GPS Block III satellite payload to MEO. 0000015754 00000 n a new EELV acquisition strategy in November 2011, revising it in 2013. 1a-,,3o WYLd ,/HHVYNE^IUAQM]OGK\H[W&?'#/+/P3KrxTDl\BJX|jbRdtLQn~qIN^AvZizaFfVCYumUcEkSe}KysM]&On;,Z2}sl +7^j[Xcm,?p._. << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] /ColorSpace << /Cs1 7 0 R >> /Font << /TT2 9 0 R [3][4], On 1 March 2019, the program name was changed from EELV to National Security Space Launch (NSSL) to better reflect the growing commercial launch market and the changing nature of launch contracts, including the potential for reusable launch vehicles. ULA stated it did not have any Atlas engines available to bid in order to submit a timely proposal. /*@N]\BN\#`"H`~ez18G&,\0Npd}o$euJ qf3y,.$v=mFWU>f(, Potential savings would be generated through the commercial launch market and shared development by government and commercial customers. [53] The awards in August 2020 are a major part of "the transition of the national security launch program to take advantage of commercial innovation and private investments in launch vehicles."[47]. [32] The DCSS had 4m diameter and 5m diameter versions, with matching diameter payload fairings. [24] The USAF and SpaceX settled the lawsuit in Jan 2015 by opening up more launches to competitive bidding. EELV SIS Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Standard Interface Specification LSP-REQ-317.01B Launch Services Program (LSP) Program Level . 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 . %%EOF stream 0000135929 00000 n hs2z\nLA"Sdr%,lt 0000010365 00000 n % Boeing received $1.38 billion, and Lockheed Martin received $650 million for the launches. The EELV program is a funded U.S. Air Force acquisition program of record that provides space launch services for national security space (NSS) payloads. << /Length 16 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> EELV STANDARD INTERFACE SPECIFICATION VERSION 5.0. K0iABZyCAP8C@&*CP=#t] 4}a ;GDxJ> ,_@FXDBX$!k"EHqaYbVabJ0cVL6f3bX'?v 6-V``[a;p~\2n5 &x*sb|! Standard payload interfaces were touted as another way to save money and improve efficiency, though success in that area remained to be seen. This could include full development of a new launch system or modifications to an existing launch system, including launch infrastructure. The Atlas V family uses a Russian RD-180 to power the first stage Common Core Booster. 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. Abstract. 2762 0 obj <> endobj [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. These launch vehicles provide critical spacelift capability to support Department of Defense and other National Security missions (together known as National Security Space (NSS) missions). 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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