MinotaurMinotaur UUser'sser's GGuideuide March 2002 Release 1.0 Approved for Public Release Distribution Unlimited © 2002 by Orbital Sciences Corporation. All rights reserved. ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION March 2002 Minotaur® Users Guide Release 1.0 Approved for Public Release Distribution Unlimited Copyright © 2002 by Orbital Sciences Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Minotaur User's Guide Preface This Minotaur User's Guide is intended to familiarize potential space launch vehicle users with the Minotaur launch system, its capabilities and its associated services. 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 should contact the USAF OSP Program Office: USAF SMC Det 12/RP 3548 Aberdeen Ave SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5778 Telephone: (505) 846-8957 Fax: (505) 846-1349 Additional copies of this User's Guide and Technical information may also be requested from Orbital at: Business Development Orbital Sciences Corporation Launch Systems Group 3380 S. Price Road Chandler, AZ 85248 Telephone: (480) 814-6028 E-mail: [email protected] Release 1.0 March 2002 Minotaur User's Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1-1 2.0 MINOTAUR LAUNCH SERVICE...................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Minotaur Launch System Overview ......................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Minotaur Launch Service ......................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Minotaur Launch Vehicle ......................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.1 Lower Stack Assembly ................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.2 Upper Stack Assembly ................................................................................... 2-3 2.4 Launch Support Equipment ...................................................................................... 2-4 3.0 GENERAL PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Mission Profiles ........................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Launch Sites............................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2.1 Western Launch Sites ................................................................................... 3-1 3.2.2 Eastern Launch Sites ..................................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Performance Capability........................................................................................... 3-2 3.4 Injection Accuracy .................................................................................................. 3-2 3.5 Payload Deployment .............................................................................................. 3-5 3.6 Payload Separation ................................................................................................. 3-5 3.7 Collision/Contamination Avoidance Maneuver ....................................................... 3-6 4.0 PAYLOAD ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Steady State and Transient Acceleration Loads ......................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Optional Payload Isolation System................................................................. 4-2 4.2 Payload Vibration Environment ................................................................................ 4-3 4.3 Payload Shock Environment ..................................................................................... 4-3 4.4 Payload Acoustic Environment ................................................................................. 4-3 4.5 Payload Structural Integrity and Environments Verification ....................................... 4-4 4.5.1 Recommended Payload Testing and Analysis ................................................. 4-4 4.6 Thermal and Humidity Environments ....................................................................... 4-5 4.6.1 Ground Operations ....................................................................................... 4-5 4.6.2 Powered Flight .............................................................................................. 4-6 4.6.3 Nitrogen Purge (non-standard service) ......................................................... 4-7 4.7 Payload Contamination Control............................................................................... 4-7 4.8 Payload Electromagnetic Environment ................................................................... 4-7 5.0 PAYLOAD INTERFACES .................................................................................................. 5-1 5.1 Payload Fairing ........................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1.1 Payload Dynamic Design Envelope ............................................................... 5-1 5.1.2 Payload Access Door ..................................................................................... 5-1 5.1.3 Increased Volume Payload Fairing ................................................................. 5-1 5.2 Payload Mechanical Interface and Separation System .............................................. 5-1 Release 1.0 March 2002 i Minotaur User's Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 5.2.1 Standard Non-Separating Mechanical Interface........................................... 5-1 5.2.2 Separating Mechanical Interface .................................................................. 5-5 5.2.3 Orbital Supplied Drill Templates .................................................................. 5-5 5.3 Payload Electrical Interfaces................................................................................... 5-5 5.3.1 Payload Umbilical Interfaces........................................................................ 5-5 5.3.2 Payload Battery Charging ............................................................................. 5-5 5.3.3 Payload Command and Control .................................................................... 5-5 5.3.4 Pyrotechnic Initiation Signals...................................................................... 5-10 5.3.5 Payload Telemetry ...................................................................................... 5-10 5.3.6 Non Standard Electrical Interfaces ............................................................. 5-10 5.3.7 Electrical Launch Support Equipment ......................................................... 5-10 5.4 Payload Design Constraints .................................................................................. 5-10 5.4.1 Payload Center of Mass Constraints ............................................................ 5-10 5.4.2 Final Mass Properties Accuracy ................................................................. 5-10 5.4.3 Pre-Launch Electrical Constraints ............................................................... 5-10 5.4.4 Payload EMI/EMC Constraints..................................................................... 5-10 5.4.5 Payload Dynamic Frequencies................................................................... 5-11 5.4.6 Payload Propellent Slosh............................................................................. 5-11 5.4.7 Payload-Supplied Separation Systems ........................................................ 5-11 5.4.8 System Safety Constraints ........................................................................... 5-11 6.0 MISSION INTEGRATION ............................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Mission Management Approach ............................................................................... 6-1 6.1.1 SMC Det 12/RP Mission Responsibilities ........................................................ 6-1 6.1.2 Orbital Mission Responsibilities ..................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Mission Planning and Development ......................................................................... 6-2 6.3 Mission Integration Process ...................................................................................... 6-2 6.3.1 Integration Meetings ...................................................................................... 6-2 6.3.2 Mission Design Reviews ................................................................................ 6-4 6.3.3 Readiness Reviews ........................................................................................ 6-4 6.4 Documentation ........................................................................................................ 6-4 6.4.1 Customer-Provided Documentation ............................................................... 6-4 6.4.1.1 Payload Questionnaire .................................................................... 6-4 6.4.1.2 Payload Mass Properties .................................................................. 6-4 6.4.1.3 Payload Finite Element Model ........................................................