Minotaur I Users Guide
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ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION January 2006 Minotaur I User’s Guide Release 2.1 Approved for Public Release Distribution Unlimited Copyright 2006 by Orbital Sciences Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Minotaur I User’s Guide Revision Summary REVISION SUMMARY VERSION DOCUMENT DATE CHANGE PAGE 1.0 TM-14025 Mar 2002 Initial Release All 2.0 TM-14025A Oct 2004 Changes thoughout. Major updates include All • Performance plots • Environments • Payload accommodations • Added 61 inch fairing option 2.1 TM-14025B Jan 2006 General nomenclature, history, and administrative updates All (no technical updates) • Changed “Minotaur” to “Minotaur I” • Updated launch history • Corrected contact information Release 1.1 January 2006 ii Minotaur I User’s Guide Preface This Minotaur I User's Guide is intended to familiarize potential space launch vehicle users with the Minotaur I launch system, its capabilities and its associated services. All data provided herein is for reference purposes only and should not be used for mission specific analyses. Detailed analyses will be performed based on the requirements and characteristics of each specific mission. The launch services described herein are available for US Government sponsored missions via the United States Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center, Detachment 12, Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP). Readers desiring further information on Minotaur I should contact the USAF Program Office: USAF SMC Det 12/RP 3548 Aberdeen Ave SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5778 Telephone: (505) 846-8957 Fax: (505) 846-5152 Additional copies of this User's Guide and Technical information may also be requested from Orbital at: Orbital Suborbital Program - Mission Development Orbital Sciences Corporation Launch Systems Group 3380 S. Price Road Chandler, AZ 85248 Telephone: (480) 814-6566 E-mail: [email protected] Release 1.1 January 2006 iii Minotaur I User’s Guide Preface THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK Release 1.1 January 2006 iv Minotaur I User’s Guide Table of Contents PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................... 1 2. MINOTAUR I LAUNCH SERVICE ........................................................................................................... 3 2.1. Minotaur I Launch System Overview ............................................................................................ 3 2.2. Minotaur I Launch Service ............................................................................................................ 4 2.3. Minotaur I Launch Vehicle ............................................................................................................ 4 2.3.1. Lower Stack Assembly.............................................................................................................. 4 2.3.2. Upper Stack Assembly.............................................................................................................. 5 2.4. Launch Support Equipment .......................................................................................................... 6 3. GENERAL PERFORMANCE ................................................................................................................... 9 3.1. Mission Profiles............................................................................................................................. 9 3.2. Launch Sites ................................................................................................................................. 9 3.3. Performance Capability............................................................................................................... 10 3.4. Injection Accuracy....................................................................................................................... 10 3.5. Payload Deployment................................................................................................................... 19 3.6. Payload Separation..................................................................................................................... 20 3.7. Collision/Contamination Avoidance Maneuver ........................................................................... 20 4. PAYLOAD ENVIRONMENT................................................................................................................... 21 4.1. Steady State and Transient Acceleration Loads......................................................................... 21 4.1.1. Standard Payload Isolation System ........................................................................................ 23 4.2. Payload Vibration Environment .................................................................................................. 23 4.3. Payload Shock Environment.......................................................................................................24 4.4. Payload Acoustic Environment ................................................................................................... 24 4.5. Payload Structural Integrity and Environments Verification........................................................ 24 4.5.1. Recommended Payload Testing and Analysis ....................................................................... 25 4.6. Thermal and Humidity Environments.......................................................................................... 26 4.6.1. Ground Operations.................................................................................................................. 26 4.6.2. Powered Flight ........................................................................................................................ 27 4.6.3. Nitrogen Purge (non-standard service)................................................................................... 27 4.7. Payload Contamination Control .................................................................................................. 28 4.8. Payload Electromagnetic Environment....................................................................................... 28 5. PAYLOAD INTERFACES ...................................................................................................................... 31 5.1. Standard Payload Fairing (50 Inch Diameter) ............................................................................ 31 5.1.1. Payload Dynamic Design Envelope........................................................................................ 31 5.1.2. Payload Access Door.............................................................................................................. 31 5.1.3. Increased Volume Payload Fairing (61 Inch Diameter - Non-Standard) ................................ 31 5.2. Payload Mechanical Interface and Separation System .............................................................. 31 Release 1.1 January 2006 v Minotaur I User’s Guide Table of Contents PAGE 5.2.1. Standard Non-Separating Mechanical Interface..................................................................... 34 5.2.2. Separating Mechanical Interface............................................................................................. 34 5.3. Payload Electrical Interfaces....................................................................................................... 34 5.3.1. Standard Payload/Minotaur I Electrical Interface, With A Payload Provided Separation System .................................................................................................................. 34 5.3.2. Payload Interface Circuitry ...................................................................................................... 36 5.3.3. Payload Battery Charging ....................................................................................................... 36 5.3.4. Payload Command and Control.............................................................................................. 36 5.3.5. Pyrotechnic Initiation Signals ..................................................................................................36 5.3.6. Payload Discrete Telemetry .................................................................................................... 36 5.3.7. Payload Analog Telemetry ...................................................................................................... 37 5.3.8. Payload Separation Monitor Loopbacks ................................................................................. 37 5.3.9. Telemetry Interfaces ............................................................................................................... 38 5.3.10. Non Standard Electrical Interfaces ....................................................................................... 38 5.3.11. Electrical Launch Support Equipment................................................................................... 38 5.4. Payload Design Constraints........................................................................................................ 39 5.4.1. Payload Center of Mass Constraints ...................................................................................... 39 5.4.2. Final Mass Properties Accuracy.............................................................................................. 39 5.4.3. Pre-Launch Electrical Constraints........................................................................................... 39 5.4.4. Payload EMI/EMC Constraints...............................................................................................