DOCSLIB.ORG

The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2013

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2013 Federal Aviation Administration The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2013 February 2014 About FAA \ NOTICE ###i# £\£\ ###ii# Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. 1 YEAR AT A GLANCE ..............................................2 COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW ........5 7 ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLES .....................................21 3 SUBORBITAL REUSABLE VEHICLES ...............................47 33 ON-ORBIT VEHICLES AND PLATFORMS ............................57 LAUNCH SITES .................................................65 COMMERCIAL VENTURES BEYOND EARTH ORBIT ...................79 44 REGULATION AND POLICY .......................................83 3 5 3 53 3 8599: : : ;55: 9 < 5; < 2013 COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION FORECASTS ..........89 4 3 4 : ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...............................186 2013 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS .....................192 DEFINITIONS ..................................................196 ###iii# £\£\ LIST OF FIGURES COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION YEAR IN REVIEW = =999 =99 = =3> =:9;> LAUNCH SITES = :< 2013 COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION FORECASTS =944 =4 =?4;9 =99493 =3 =:5= =< =;=9 =95;@3 =A =;=9 A 3 =994?: =9999 ? =54 =359 =:5 3 =<999= ? =99=5 ?3 =;>>99: =99 ? 3 ==9 ? 3: =3 =>3 =?: =3?: =:? : ###iv# LIST OF TABLES COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION YEAR IN REVIEW 99 : 3< :9=99< <99 ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLES 99 99 59595 593 SUBORBITAL REUSABLE VEHICLES 3 :5933 ON-ORBIT VEHICLES AND PLATFORMS <;9 3 LAUNCH SITES 99 :: : 5: REGULATION AND POLICY 3 9955=: COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION FORECASTS 9955 9949 : 49: 3=A :5=5 < 9949; ;: B99 94;; 9 9 9 9 ###v# £\£\ 399 :99999C=;< <9= 999=9 99= 93< 9 3< ? : ;9; : ;9=D=9: 3994 EF< :994 EF<< << 4EF < ;44 499 ###vi# Introduction INTRODUCTION The Commercial Space Transportation Compendium 9C; ;9955EF5 ;C;95>=@ ;H >> 5;9=; 59H 99=9H 99>=95=55 H =9955H ;;=9 >=;;==;= ;9 55;>=@ 9;;H ;9=H ;9 ###1# £\£\ ###2# Year at a Glance ###3# This page intentionally left blank. #4# COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW This section summarizes U.S. and international orbital launch activities for calendar year 2013. The summary is from a separately released FAA AST report: Commercial Space Transportation: 2013 Year in Review. This page intentionally left blank. #5# £\ Cover Art: John Sloan (2014) ## Commercial Space Transportation 2013 Year in Review EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9955@99A ;>= 9C; ;99 55EF >>>5>>I5>>J> 95;> ;99E=F<> =99;;H =9>C=;C ;4:>>>>99 >CK;< ==;5@ 5;9899 9899H 55;9 9999 =;E4F H >5> 5;9;= =;= 5595EF H ;M=99D ;995EF5=9> N99559 9955EF5=9H >;9 ;>= EF>JAEF>5 EI5F>AEFH 5EF 9>=DH 9; 5?@C95 EF= >9H 9;> 95985EF9 =C9 =H ## £\ 9;>=3 59 959> 9 ;9999 O99 ;> >999 ;O39= E=F 99 >95 5C @ Commercial 23 >C5=9> ;5=EF 59>;5 @ 81 launches 9C ;>= 5>559 Non-Commercial 59C5;9 58 ; 55 5EF5=9CK Figure 1. 2013 Total Worldwide Launch ;;< Activity $1,400 $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 US$ Millions $400 $759 $710 $200 $340 $100 $0 USA Russia Europe Multinational Figure 2. Estimated 2013 Commercial Launch Revenues ! Commercial Space Transportation 2013 Year in Review 2013 LAUNCH ACTIVITY WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH ACTIVITY 5;9>>5>>I5>> J>95; >;99E=F =53=;<<99 5;=99;99 > >:9 8;99>9 9EF999 EF9> ><;9985;; 95=4 ;=9 5<>;99>5 ;9>:;99 3>99>5;9>= 99 9K5;9; 95>;99 I599>= ;9 Multinational J; 1 (4%) EJF DC ; ;;95 Europe USA 4 (17%) 6 (26%) 99; @ 4>; 23 Commercial Launches 9< Russia 12 (52%) Figure 3. 2013 Worldwide Commercial Launch Activity " £\ 99 99 Country/Region : 5 7 3 3 I5 J TOTAL 23 58 81 Table 1. 2013 Worldwide Orbital Launch Events Launching Primary Payload Launch Date Launch Vehicle Country/ Orbit Name Outcome Region MM K < 4 M:M A 44 M<M 3 5 9A 4 MM = = M M:M 8 4 A M M3M D4 4 A MM =9 M 3MM 4 A M :MM : 4 A :M3M A 5 <M3M 3 5 5 4 MM 5 J953 MM 3 5 3 4 MM K 9 4 MM =9 MM 5 M MM 4 A M M3M : 4 A MM MM 5 MM D 9 MM 4 M MM 93 4 A Table 2. 2013 Worldwide Commercial Launch Events # 0 Antares Atlas V 1 Delta IV Commercial Space Transportation 2013 Year in Review Falcon 9 Minotaur 1 2 Minotaur V Pegasus XL 3 Dnepr Proton M 4 Rockot Launches Soyuz 2 United States (19)5 Soyuz 2.1v Soyuz U Zenit 3SLB 6 Ariane 5 7 Soyuz 2 Vega 8 Kuaizhou Long March 2 9 Long March 3 Long March 4 10 Epsilon H-IIA H-IIB Russia (32) Europe (7) PSLV Japan (3) Naro-1 Zenit 3SL South Korea Multinational India China (15) Figure 4.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • → Space for Europe European Space Agency
    number 153 | February 2013 bulletin → space for europe European Space Agency The European Space Agency was formed out of, and took over the rights and The ESA headquarters are in Paris. obligations of, the two earlier European space organisations – the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) and the European Launcher Development The major establishments of ESA are: Organisation (ELDO). The Member States are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands. Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Canada is a Cooperating State. ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany. In the words of its Convention: the purpose of the Agency shall be to provide for ESRIN, Frascati, Italy. and to promote, for exclusively peaceful purposes, cooperation among European States in space research and technology and their space applications, with a view ESAC, Madrid, Spain. to their being used for scientific purposes and for operational space applications systems: Chairman of the Council: D. Williams (to Dec 2012) → by elaborating and implementing a long-term European space policy, by recommending space objectives to the Member States, and by concerting the Director General: J.-J. Dordain policies of the Member States with respect to other national and international organisations and institutions; → by elaborating and implementing activities and programmes in the space field; → by coordinating the European space programme and national programmes, and by integrating the latter progressively and as completely as possible into the European space programme, in particular as regards the development of applications satellites; → by elaborating and implementing the industrial policy appropriate to its programme and by recommending a coherent industrial policy to the Member States.
    [Show full text]
  • From Strength to Strength Worldreginfo - 24C738cf-4419-4596-B904-D98a652df72b 2011 SES Astra and SES World Skies Become SES
    SES Annual report 2013 Annual Annual report 2013 From strength to strength WorldReginfo - 24c738cf-4419-4596-b904-d98a652df72b 2011 SES Astra and SES World Skies become SES 2010 2009 3rd orbital position Investment in O3b Networks over Europe 2008 2006 SES combines Americom & Coverage of 99% of New Skies into SES World Skies the world’s population 2005 2004 SES acquires New Skies Satellites Launch of HDTV 2001 Acquisition of GE Americom 1999 First Ka-Band payload in orbit 1998 Astra reaches 70m households in Europe Second orbital slot: 28.2° East 1996 SES lists on Luxembourg Stock Exchange First SES launch on Proton: ASTRA 1F Digital TV launch 1995 ASTRA 1E launch 1994 ASTRA 1D launch 1993 ASTRA 1C launch 1991 ASTRA 1B launch 1990 World’s first satellite co-location Astra reach: 16.6 million households in Europe 1989 Start of operations @ 19.2° East 1988 ASTRA 1A launches on board Ariane 4 1st satellite optimised for DTH 1987 Satellite control facility (SCF) operational 1985 SES establishes in Luxembourg Europe’s first private satellite operator WorldReginfo - 24c738cf-4419-4596-b904-d98a652df72b 2012 First emergency.lu deployment SES unveils Sat>IP 2013 SES reach: 291 million TV households worldwide SES maiden launch with SpaceX More than 6,200 TV channels 1,800 in HD 2010 First Ultra HD demo channel in HEVC 3rd orbital position over Europe 25 years in space With the very first SES satellite, ASTRA 1A, launched on December 11 1988, SES celebrated 25 years in space in 2013. Since then, the company has grown from a single satellite/one product/one-market business (direct-to-home satellite television in Europe) into a truly global operation.
    [Show full text]
  • Year in Review—2013
    MSM DEC 2013 cover SATCOM For Net-Centric Warfare December 2013 MilsatMagazine YEARYEAR ININ REVIEW—2013REVIEW—2013 MilsatMagazineDecember 2013 Publishing Operations Senior Contributors Silvano Payne, Publisher + Writer Mike Antonovich, ATEME Hartley G. Lesser, Editorial Director Bert Sadtler, Boxwood Executive Search Pattie Waldt, Executive Editor Richard Dutchik Jill Durfee, Sales Director, Editorial Assistant Tony Bardo, Hughes Simon Payne, Development Director Chris Forrester, Broadgate Publications Donald McGee, Production Manager Karl Fuchs, iDirect Government Services Dan Makinster, Technical Advisor Bob Gough, Carrick Communications Jos Heyman, TIROS Space Information David Leichner, Gilat Satellite Networks This Issue’s Authors Giles Peeters, Track24 Defence Mark A Baird, Colonel, USAF Ian Canning Hartley Lesser Jose Lujano, III, Corporal, USMC Michael Mantz Rafael Martie, Petty Officer, 1st Class, USN Susan Miller Elliot Holokauahi Pulham John Ratigan Scott Scheimreif Pattie Waldt Amy Walker Published 11 times a year by SatNews Publishers 800 Siesta Way Sonoma, CA 95476 USA Phone: (707) 939-9306 Fax: (707) 838-9235 © 2013 SatNews Publishers We reserve the right to edit all submitted materials to meet our content guidelines, as well as for grammar or to move articles to an alternative issue to accommodate publication space requirements, or Cover and Table of masthead Image... removed due to space restrictions. Submission of content does not Staff Sgt. Shelby Johnson, a squad leader with the 4th Brigade constitute acceptance of said material by SatNews Publishers. Edited Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), observes the materials may, or may not, be returned to author and/or company area around Forward Operating Base Torkham, Afghanistan, while for review prior to publication.
    [Show full text]
  • Year in Review 2013
    SM_Dec_2013 cover Worldwide Satellite Magazine December 2013 SatMagazine 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW SatMagazine December 2013—Year In Review Publishing Operations Senior Contributors This Issue’s Authors Silvano Payne, Publisher + Writer Mike Antonovich, ATEME Mike Antonovich Robert Kubbernus Hartley G. Lesser, Editorial Director Tony Bardo, Hughes Eran Avni Dr. Ajey Lele Richard Dutchik Dave Bettinger Tom Leech Pattie Waldt, Executive Editor Chris Forrester, Broadgate Publications Don Buchman Hartley Lesser Jill Durfee, Sales Director, Editorial Assistant Karl Fuchs, iDirect Government Services Eyal Copitt Timothy Logue Simon Payne, Development Director Bob Gough, 21 Carrick Communications Rich Currier Jay Monroe Jos Heyman, TIROS Space Information Tommy Konkol Dybvad Tore Morten Olsen Donald McGee, Production Manager David Leichner, Gilat Satellite Networks Chris Forrester Kurt Peterhans Dan Makinster, Technical Advisor Giles Peeters, Track24 Defence Sima Fishman Jorge Potti Bert Sadtler, Boxwood Executive Search Simen K. Frostad Sally-Anne Ray David Gelerman Susan Sadaat Samer Halawi Bert Sadtler Jos Heyman Patrick Shay Jack Jacobs Mike Towner Casper Jensen Serge Van Herck Alexandre Joint Pattie Waldt Pradman Kaul Ali Zarkesh Published 11 times a year by SatNews Publishers 800 Siesta Way Sonoma, CA 95476 USA Phone: (707) 939-9306 Fax: (707) 838-9235 © 2013 SatNews Publishers We reserve the right to edit all submitted materials to meet our content guidelines, as well as for grammar or to move articles to an alternative issue to accommodate publication space requirements, or removed due to space restrictions. Submission of content does not constitute acceptance of said material by SatNews Publishers. Edited materials may, or may not, be returned to author and/or company for review prior to publication.
    [Show full text]
  • Internet Access and Backbone Technology
    3/30/15 AIS 2015 1 Internet access and backbone technology Henning Schulzrinne Columbia University COMS 6181 – Spring 2015 03/30/2015 3/30/15 AIS 2015 2 Key objectives • How do DSL and cable modems work? • How do fiber networks differ? • How do satellites work? • What is spectrum and its characteristics? • What is the difference between Wi-Fi and cellular? 3/30/15 AIS 2015 3 Broadband Access Technologies FBWA or 4G FTTHome BPL FTTCurb DSL 4G Fiber PON HFC Digital Fiber -- Passive Fixed Broadband 4G/LTE Subscriber Line Optical Network Wireless Access • Cellular operators • Telco or ILEC • Telco or ILEC • Wireless ISP • 5-10 Mbps (100 kph) • 10s of Mbps • ~75 Mb/s • WiMAX or LTE: • Entertainment, data, voice • Futureproof? -10s of Mbps • Satellite: few Mbps Hybrid Fiber Coax Broadband Power Line • CableCo (MSO) • PowerCo • Entertainment, data, voice • Data, voice • 10s of Mbps • ~few Mbps Paul Henry (AT&T), FCC 2009 3/30/15 AIS 2015 4 FTTx options Alcatel-Lucent 3/30/15 AIS 2015 5 Available access speeds 100 Mb/s marginal 20 Mb/s VOIP 10 Mb/s 5 Mb/s 1 Mb/s avg. sustained throughput 20% 80% 90% 97%100% of households (availability) 3/30/15 AIS 2015 6 Maximum Theoretical Broadband Download Speeds Multiple Sources: Webopedia, bandwidthplace.com, PC Magazine, service providers, ISPs, Paul Garnett, CTIA, June 2007 Phonescoop.com, etc. 3/30/15 AIS 2015 7 Access costs • Fiber à GPON 200 Mb/s both directions • $200-400 for gear • Verizon FiOS < $700/home passed -- dropping • $20K/mile to run fiber • Wireless LTE/WiMAX • 4-10 Mb/s typical • 95% of U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Eutelsat S.A. €300,000,000 3.125% Bonds Due 2022 Issue Price: 99.148 Per Cent
    EUTELSAT S.A. €300,000,000 3.125% BONDS DUE 2022 ISSUE PRICE: 99.148 PER CENT The €300,000,000 aggregate principal amount 3.125% per cent. bonds due 10 October 2022 (the Bonds) of Eutelsat S.A. (the Issuer) will be issued outside the Republic of France on 9 October 2012 (the Bond Issue). Each Bond will bear interest on its principal amount at a fixed rate of 3.125 percent. per annum from (and including) 9 October 2012 (the Issue Date) to (but excluding) 10 October 2022, payable in Euro annually in arrears on 10 October in each year and commencing on 10 October 2013, as further described in "Terms and Conditions of the Bonds - Interest"). Unless previously redeemed or purchased and cancelled in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bonds, the Bonds will be redeemed at their principal amount on 10 October 2022 (the Maturity Date). The Issuer may at its option, and in certain circumstances shall, redeem all (but not part) of the Bonds at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest upon the occurrence of certain tax changes as further described in the section "Terms and Conditions of the Bonds - Redemption and Purchase - Redemption for tax reasons". The Bondholders may under certain conditions request the Issuer to redeem all or part of the Bonds following the occurrence of certain events triggering a downgrading of the Bonds as further described in the Section "Terms and Conditions of the Bonds — Redemption and Purchase - Redemption following a Change of Control". The obligations of the Issuer in respect of principal and interest payable under the Bonds constitute direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer and shall at all times rank pari passu among themselves and pari passu with all other present or future direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer, as further described in "Terms and Conditions of the Bonds - Status".
    [Show full text]
  • Starttabelle 2013 2013-01A 2013-01B 2013-01C 2013-02A 2013-02B 2013-03A 2013-04A NOA-01 2013-05A 2013-05B 2013-05C 2013-05D 2013-05E 2013-05F 2013-06A 2013-06B
    Raumfahrer.net Starttabelle 2013 Bahnnähe Bahnferne Inklination LandLandLand bzw.bzw.bzw. WiederWieder---- COSPAR Satellit StartStartStart (GMT) Trägerrakete Startort Umläuft Bemerkungen Bemannt (km)(km)(km) (km)(km)(km) (Grad) Organisation eintritt 2013-01A Kosmos 2482 15.01.2013 Rokot Plesezk 1.484 1.523 82,504 Erde Russland - Militärischer Datenrelais- Nein (Strela-3M 4) 16.25 satellit 2013-01B Kosmos 2483 15.01.2013 Rokot Plesezk 1.485 1.510 82,505 Erde Russland - Militärischer Datenrelais- Nein (Strela-3M 5) 16.25 satellit 2013-01C Kosmos 2484 15.01.2013 Rokot Plesezk 1.484 1.523 82,504 Erde Russland - Militärischer Datenrelais- Nein (Strela-3M 6) 16.25 satellit 2013-02A IGS-Radar 4 27.01.2013 H2-A Tanegashima 480 500 97 Erde Japan - Radar-Aufklärungssatellit Nein 4.40 2013-02B IGS-Optik 5V 27.01.2013 H2-A Tanegashima 480 500 97 Erde Japan - Optischer Aufklärungs- Nein 4.40 satellit 2013-03A STSat 2C 30.01.2013 Naro 1 Naro-Raumfahrt- 304 1.509 80,275 Erde Südkorea - Forschungs- und Technolo- Nein 7.00 zentrum giesatellit; ca. 100 kg 2013-04A TDRS K 31.01.2013 Atlas 5 Cape Canaveral 35.744 35.845 6,998 Erde USA - Bahnverfolgungs- und Nein 1.48 Datenrelaissatellit; 3.454 kg NOA-01 Intelsat 27 01.02.2013 Zenit 3 Sea-Launch-Plattform - - - - USA - Fehlfunktion der ersten Nein 7.56 Stufe und Absturz 2013-05A Globalstar M78 06.02.3013 Sojus 2 Baikonur 1.420 1.421 52,004 Erde USA - Sprach- und Datenkommu- Nein 16.04 nikationssatellit; 700 kg 2013-05B Globalstar M93 06.02.3013 Sojus 2 Baikonur 1.420 1.421 51,980 Erde USA - Sprach- und Datenkommu-
    [Show full text]
  • 59864 Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 185/Wednesday, September 23
    59864 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 185 / Wednesday, September 23, 2020 / Rules and Regulations FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS C. Congressional Review Act II. Report and Order COMMISSION 2. The Commission has determined, A. Allocating FTEs 47 CFR Part 1 and the Administrator of the Office of 5. In the FY 2020 NPRM, the Information and Regulatory Affairs, Commission proposed that non-auctions [MD Docket No. 20–105; FCC 20–120; FRS Office of Management and Budget, funded FTEs will be classified as direct 17050] concurs that these rules are non-major only if in one of the four core bureaus, under the Congressional Review Act, 5 i.e., in the Wireline Competition Assessment and Collection of U.S.C. 804(2). The Commission will Bureau, the Wireless Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2020 send a copy of this Report & Order to Telecommunications Bureau, the Media Congress and the Government Bureau, or the International Bureau. The AGENCY: Federal Communications indirect FTEs are from the following Commission. Accountability Office pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). bureaus and offices: Enforcement ACTION: Final rule. Bureau, Consumer and Governmental 3. In this Report and Order, we adopt Affairs Bureau, Public Safety and SUMMARY: In this document, the a schedule to collect the $339,000,000 Homeland Security Bureau, Chairman Commission revises its Schedule of in congressionally required regulatory and Commissioners’ offices, Office of Regulatory Fees to recover an amount of fees for fiscal year (FY) 2020. The the Managing Director, Office of General $339,000,000 that Congress has required regulatory fees for all payors are due in Counsel, Office of the Inspector General, the Commission to collect for fiscal year September 2020.
    [Show full text]
  • Mission Overview — 30 December 2002
    THE VEHICLE THE SATELLITE PROTON HISTORY PROTON DESCRIPTION Lead designer was Vladimir Chelomei, who designed it TOTAL HEIGHT with the intention of creating both a powerful rocket for 58.2 m (191 ft) military payloads and a high-performance ICBM. The program was changed, and the rocket was developed GRoss LIFT-OFF exclusively for launching spacecraft. WEIGHT 705,000 kg First named UR-500, but adopted the name (1,554,000 lb) “Proton,” which also was the name of the first PROPELLANT three payloads launched. UDMH and NTO Proton launched Russian interplanetary mis- INITIAL LAUNCH sions to the Moon, Venus, Mars, and Hal- 16 July 1965 ley’s Comet. Proton-1 Spacecraft Proton launched the Salyut space sta- PAYLOAD FAIRINGS tions, the Mir core segment and both There are multiple payload fairing designs presently SATELLITE OPERATOR the Zarya (Dawn) and Zvezda (Star) mod- qualified for flight, including ules for today’s International Space Station. SES standard commercial payload www.ses.com fairings developed specifically to First commercial Proton launch, Astra 1F — meet the needs of our customers. 9 April 1996. SATELLITE MANUFACTURER BREEZE M UPPER STAGE Astrium First commercial Proton M Breeze M launch The Breeze M is powered by one pump-fed www.astrium.eads.net Mission Overview — 30 December 2002. gimbaled main engine that develops thrust of 20 kN (4,500 lbf). It is composed of a central core and PLATFORM an auxilliary propellant tank which is jettisoned in flight Eurostar E3000 following depletion. The Breeze M control system includes an on-board computer, a three-axis gyro stabilized platform, and a SEPARATED MAss navigation system.
    [Show full text]
  • PRFP-11) & Interconnectivity Workshop 26-30 November 2019, Apia, SAMOA
    11th APT Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-11) & Interconnectivity Workshop 26-30 November 2019, Apia, SAMOA Workshop Topic ENABLERS FOR A BETTER CONNECTED PACIFIC - New Satellite Technologies and Services (MSS, ESIM and LEOs) Dr Bob Horton Consultant Satellite Industry ENABLERS FOR A BETTER CONNECTED PACIFIC - New Satellite Technologies and Services (MSS and LEOs) CONTENTS • Examples of progress : MSS, ESIM – Inmarsat LEOs – OneWeb • Pacific Needs - understanding and participating in the regional/global environment - the Pacific : a “Collection of Islands” or an “Island Collective”? - opportunities overdue in APAC Inmarsat use of spectrum L band Ka band User links: 1626.5-1660.5 MHz ↑, 1525-1559 Feeder link ↑ : 27.5 – 30.0 GHz MHz↓ Feeder link↓ : 17.7 – 20.2 GHz Extended L-band: User link ↑ : 29.0 – 30.0 GHz User link↓ : 19.2 – 20.2 GHz User links: 1668-1675 MHz ↑, 1518 MHz-1525 MHz ↓ Used by Inmarsat Global Express satellites S band Used by Inmarsat-4 satellites and Alphasat Feeder link ↑ : 27.5 – 29.5 GHz Feeder link↓ : 17.7 – 19.7 GHz User link ↑ 1980-2010MHz Q/V band User link↓ : 2170-2200MHz C band 37.5-42.5 GHz ↓ Used by Europasat Feeder links for L-band satellites operate in 47.2-50.2 GHz + 50.4-51.4 GHz ↑ the bands 3550 – 3700 MHz and 6425 – - Planned for future satellites to free 6575 MHz through more than 20 Land Earth Stations up Ka-band for user terminals TT&C operated in standard C-band on most - Developmental payload on Alphasat Inmarsat satellites Inmarsat and Extended L-band Extended L-band will be available
    [Show full text]
  • The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017
    Federal Aviation Administration The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 January 2017 Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 i Contents About the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA AST) licenses and regulates U.S. commercial space launch and reentry activity, as well as the operation of non-federal launch and reentry sites, as authorized by Executive Order 12465 and Title 51 United States Code, Subtitle V, Chapter 509 (formerly the Commercial Space Launch Act). FAA AST’s mission is to ensure public health and safety and the safety of property while protecting the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch and reentry operations. In addition, FAA AST is directed to encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and reentries. Additional information concerning commercial space transportation can be found on FAA AST’s website: http://www.faa.gov/go/ast Cover art: Phil Smith, The Tauri Group (2017) Publication produced for FAA AST by The Tauri Group under contract. NOTICE Use of trade names or names of manufacturers in this document does not constitute an official endorsement of such products or manufacturers, either expressed or implied, by the Federal Aviation Administration. ii Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 GENERAL CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Introduction 5 Launch Vehicles 9 Launch and Reentry Sites 21 Payloads 35 2016 Launch Events 39 2017 Annual Commercial Space Transportation Forecast 45 Space Transportation Law and Policy 83 Appendices 89 Orbital Launch Vehicle Fact Sheets 100 iii Contents DETAILED CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .
    [Show full text]
  • EXTRAORDINARY AMAZING EVERYWHERE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 2 SES ANNUAL REPORT 2019 COMPANY OUR 1 for Allourstakeholders
    EXTRAORDINARY AMAZING EVERYWHERE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 1 2 3 4 5 OUR OPERATIONAL CONSOLIDATED SES S.A. ANNUAL ADDITIONAL COMPANY AND STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS INFORMATION REPORT STATEMENTS OUR PURPOSE OUR AMBITIONS We believe in content and WE DO THE connectivity everywhere We provide Cloud-enabled, EXTRAORDINARY satellite-based intelligent IN SPACE connectivity We are future-proof, powered by TO DELIVER sustained growth and innovation AMAZING We are passionate about customer experience and focused on customer EXPERIENCES success EVERYWHERE SES is a great place to work We are here to make a ON EARTH difference We are part of something bigger and what we do makes a difference. Our purpose and ambitions reflect what we at SES want to achieve and the value that we seek to create for all our stakeholders. ANNUAL REPORT 2019 REPORT ANNUAL SES 2 1 2 3 4 5 OUR OPERATIONAL CONSOLIDATED SES S.A. ANNUAL ADDITIONAL COMPANY AND STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS INFORMATION REPORT STATEMENTS 1 OUR COMPANY 4 Leader in global content connectivity solutions 6 Significant demand for global content connectivity solutions 8 Doing the extraordinary in space 10 Delivering amazing experiences everywhere on Earth 12 Making a difference to billions all around the world 14 Our talented people are at the heart of everything we do 16 Generating sustained growth 18 A long history of innovation ANNUAL REPORT 2019 REPORT ANNUAL SES 3 1 2 3 4 5 OUR OPERATIONAL CONSOLIDATED SES S.A. ANNUAL ADDITIONAL COMPANY AND STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS INFORMATION REPORT STATEMENTS LEADER IN GLOBAL CONTENT CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS “ At SES, we believe you should have the freedom to take your story wherever you want it to go—unlimited by geography, technology, or even gravity.” Steve Collar, SES CEO ANNUAL REPORT 2019 REPORT ANNUAL SES 4 1 2 3 4 5 OUR OPERATIONAL CONSOLIDATED SES S.A.
    [Show full text]