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Zarinah Blockton Mission Ops-Earth to LEO 2/5/2009

[Blockton] AAE450 Spring 2009 [OPS] Small Launch Vehicles

Falcon 1e 1010 5.90 54 20.8 (USA)

Taurus (USA) 1380 10.2 40 33.0

Strela (Russia) 1700 4.94 32 15.1

Long March 3500 4.57 16 11.6 2D (China)

Dnepr 4400 4.00 13 9.63 (Russia)

[Blockton] AAE450 Spring 2009 [OPS] Evaluated for 5,000 kg to LEO Medium Launch Vehicle Payload to LEO (kg) 2009 Launch Cost ($M) Payload used (%) Soyuz (Russia) 7000 32.1 71.4 Long March 2E (China) 9200 34.3 54.3 Falcon 9 (USA) 9900 22.4 50.5

Evaluated for 10,000 kg to LEO Large Launch Vehicle Payload to LEO (kg) 2009 Launch Cost ($M) Payload used (%) Ariane 5G (ESA) 18000 115 55.6 Proton (Russia) 19760 107 50.6 Delta IV (USA) 25800 82.5 38.8 Ares V (USA) 188000 25.9 5.32

[Blockton] AAE450 Spring 2009 [OPS] 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

[Blockton] AAE450 Spring 2009 [OPS] Back-up Slide

Small Launch Vehicle Payload to LEO (kg) 2009 Launch Cost 550 kg ($M) 2009 Launch Cost 2.2 Mg ($M) Falcon 1e (USA) 1010 5.901391491 20.76772812 Taurus (USA) 1380 10.26510166 32.98249296 Pegasus XL (USA) 443 18.67391243 68.95607947 Minotaur (USA) 580 13.69489557 49.2552404 Kosmos 3M(Russia) 1500 6.608997854 20.90899785 Rockot (Russia) 1850 5.926703593 17.96724413 Shitl-3(Russia) 430 0.28415751 1.051599371 Start (Russia) 632 7.589782111 27.17047831 Dnepr (Russia) 4400 4.000766755 9.625766755 Strela (Russia) 1700 4.943874549 15.13505102 Long March 2C (China) 2400 8.344900132 23.81365013 Long March 2D (China) 3500 4.566879608 11.63830818

AAE450 Spring 2009 Back-up Slide

Medium Launch VehiclePayload to LEO (kg)2009 Launch Cost 550 kg ($M) 2009 Launch Cost 5 Mg ($M) Delta 3 (USA) 8291 16.72023373 61.00017584 Atlas 2 (USA) 8640 19.49901674 69.71603063 Falcon 9 (USA) 9900 5.861832987 22.38077238 Long March 2E (China) 9200 10.07501962 34.25980223 Long March 2F (China) 8400 11.39566858 40.53257334 Soyuz (Russia) 7000 8.260845458 32.10013117 Ariane 44L (ESA) 10200 22.00942713 71.09030948

[Blockton] AAE450 Spring 2009 [OPS] Back-up Slide

Large Launch VehiclesPayload to LEO (kg)2009 Launch Cost 550 kg ($M) 2009 Launch Cost 10 Mg ($M) Ariane 5G (ESA) 18000 28.42510097 115.050101 Long March 3B (China) 13600 10.92953761 144.7069637 Proton (Russia) 19760 14.4119023 106.8854586 Zenit 2 (Ukraine) 13740 7.724243068 143.4707705 Zenit 3SL 15876 14.99070801 127.3138954 Ares V (USA) 188000 45.42214524 25.9283629 Atlas V (USA) 20050 18.69729743 100.1235441 Delta IV (USA) 25800 22.71920875 82.48704324 H-IIA (Japan) 15000 35.74534885 131.640059

[Blockton] AAE450 Spring 2009 [OPS]