United Launch Alliance Overview
2016 ITEA Symposium
Les Kovacs Director, Executive Branch Affairs October 5, 2016
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Delta Family Atlas V Family EELV Provides Assured Access for National Security Space Missions
Two World Class Launch Systems – Atlas V, Delta IV More Than a Century of Combined Experience in Expendable Launch Systems – Pooled Experience of > 1300 Launches – Legacy Reaching Back to the 1950s Commercial Sales Through Lockheed Commercial Launch Services or 401 431 551 Medium Medium Heavy Boeing Launch Services 4,2 5,4
GTO LEO GTO LEO 4,750 kg – 8,900 kg 8,080 kg – 15,760 kg 4,210 kg – 13,810 kg 7,690 kg – 23,560 kg 10,470 lb – 19,620 lb 17,820 lb – 34,750 lb 9,280 lb – 30,440 lb 16,960 lb – 51,950 lb
One Team, One Infrastructure , 100% Mission Success
11 October 2016 | 1 A Sampling of Notable Launches…
MSL New Horizons
EFT-1
JUNO
WGS
OTV
GPS
11 October 2016 | 2 30 Year Product Road Map
Delta-M RD180 Delta-Hvy 2045 Retired Retired Retired
BE4 Replaces the RD180
11 OctoberLater 2016 | 3 Upgrade to ACES Retires Delta-Heavy for ¼ the Lift Cost 500 Series Configuration Expanded
Existing Centaur Second Stage
New Composite New (Common) 5.4m Interstage Diameter Booster New Solid Rocket Boosters
Existing 5.4m New Existing PLF BE-4 Avionics Engines & Software New 5.4m Lower PLF Adapter
New Composite Heat Shield 1111 October October 2016 2016| 4 | 4 Atlas - Vulcan Evolution
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26 5m PLF
Single 22 Common Avionics Engine Upgrade Centaur Centaur ACES 18 3.8m Str/ LO2 3.8m 5.4m Tank Booster Booster 14 Stretch
GTO Capability (K lb) (K Capability GTO 10 SRBs BE4/AR1 RD-180 SRB Engine 6 Engine BE4/AR1 Reuse 2 Atlas I Atlas Atlas Atlas Atlas V Vulcan Vulcan Vulcan Atlas II IIAS IIIA IIIB (0-5 SRBs) (0-6 SRBs) (0-6 SRBs) (0-6 SRBs) Atlas IIA (SEC) First 1990 1993 2000 2002 2002 2019 2023 2024 Flight
Continuing Atlas Evolution with CCB & Engine Refresh
11 October 2016 | 5 Advanced Cryogenic Evolved Stage (ACES)
Large 150 klb capacity, in same length
Best of Atlas and Delta –Centaur type construction –Anticipate >0.92 Mass Fraction –Aft avionics similar to Delta
Designed specifically for Vulcan Booster
Competitive engine downselect –RL10, XCOR, BE-3 derivative options publicly acknowledged New capabilities with Integrated Vehicle Fluids –Long Duration
11 October 2016 | 6 Technology Development Integrated Vehicle Fluids
An APU which burns boil-off H2 and O2 Generates electricity (replacing main batteries) Provides autogenous pressurization (replacing He bottles) Supplies H2/02 ACS Thrusters (eliminating Hydrazine and hydrazine Operations)
11 October 2016 | 7 Launch Vehicle Recovery & Reuse
Value and cost of recovery –Booster engine most valuable –Inertial velocity • Booster 3-6 km/sec • Upper stage at LEO 7-8 km/sec • GTO at perigee 10 km/sec –Substantial cost for RTLS
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