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payload upruiun syucm is availnhle. Tb opciorul HAPS
pmvidu up lo 73 4 (160 Ib) of Nz14 fa ohil rabi3.g and
adjuskncnl. Wbcncombind wiul theTaUUStlmdudor .bud
Glohnl Positioning SysIcDI (GPS) h'aeiva. IIAPS p viks nu-
IDIY)IIKIY erion dit injedion c.phility. she o?lional
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with thc eiccplion or Ihe addition of a ream gym prkag,: to Iha
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sup 0 function and mhslm pculiu modikations.
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she vehicle is inlcgnlcd horuonldly a1 a mnvcnirnl wotking
hcighl which dlowsery CWI formmpnncnl inslallalion. le11
and impclion. lln uu of sumlnnl scrid RS.422 communica.
tion purob IhNughnuI simplifics vehicle winng. alrcalnlincs
avionics lcsling andinlcpalion Md rignirKmnlly ndwcs lcsl and
culkm LSE requirements. The in1c;ratinn and lest pass
CNURS Ihu dI vehicln compnncnls and suhsyrlcmr uc lhnoughly
l ~vd kbn and dlcr final flighl cmmclions uc m.adc.
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plcchnic ioitiation oulpuu. Taurus louyuk,n rlivilks us
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Rnccdunl Guides (PGs). which Jcurik uddncumcnlindelil
every upal of inlegrating UK vehicle uul ill paylod
4.4 launch Opratlon
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or Ddmuc's Eulcm or Wesim Ranges (ERIWR) U well U
fmn the Nuiond ~nautinuwlSpvc Adn~iniuraliunINASA)
Gawud Spnce I3rghl fenkr's GWf) Wallqm llighl Frilily
(WW)Rangc inVir6ini.. IhofinlTauNs Iwnch forOARPAi1
uhedulnl for Uw fin1 hdf of 1993 fmm Vndmhurg AIB onlo
&e Westcm Range using only a rimpk concrrIe pad to wt up
WI VUI~leIauncbsu~r(cquipmenl. OSf'smMncrcia1
Taum Iauncb w#vk will he codwlcd utilizing a mdcsl
filed gmky with a muting vrviut slrwim. OX?r primary
?ipn IO. Taunu ron/ilurufimu'prfloormrrnrr to W'
indinorinn
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rim optimum for Ihe pmiculr mission king - sIanduJ I .6m 163 in)diunelcrTnuNI~ylo~f~rin~of~alovcr
Vurlrnhurg AFB. CA Wdbp Irland. VA nd Cape faluvad 5.15m' (17s ft') fur p.yl0.d use. Iho firing U designed lo
am likely locations.
encapulalc Ibc psylud rn a pylod integration fxilily following
cherkoul. A CIMI 10.000 envimnmcnl can k mainlid
A Taurus paybad inlcrlnce chrcluiul facility U availshk as a inridc Wi cncapulrlcJ cnrgo clemeiii (ECE) I all ha fmm
slandud K N ~ C a1 OSC's Fairfu. VA cnlinaring facility fur encapulnlion Ihmugh ECI! kMspun vchick inlcgralion ud up
initial payload lo launch vehicle functional INI nnct chakout. until launch. h I ~IluYInrd ICN~CC. 0% pmviJes one ILinch
I~OUling~nmginemnglcI(mudcloluleTauNs avioninwmbly
nnd a complclc YI of arionin nnd paybd le11 cquipmcnl.
quam ncau dour in ench hdf or Ik fairing. located lo Ihe
rryuiremcnu of UK pybd. shew dmn pmvidc dI Ur sacs&
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liemion of miuion pculiu avionics vnias ud vddatim or
paybdinugntionpaodvrraudflighlchalllsls. 'Ibc rrility
doors, povidc IMgCToraddihnal rcrssdoon or RF-VMSFU.
en1 pnela. she payload mahanldly mounl, lo lha sundud
Will 410 be equippod romnduct launch vrhkk mbsion sirnulahm
wilb payload badwa ud wham in dn bop.
Tauul rpnfion syskln vi. 60 futcrm abwt a 38.814nch
diunclrr bollclck.
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DARPA TauNs
orbit Capability
250 nm. 28". 2450 Ibs
(Orion 38 Slg 3) (1114 kg)
Geosynchronous 860 Ibs
Transfer (STAR 37 PKM) (391 k3)
Fipn 9. NRPA Taunu rapnbiliy.