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Lulrhd durimilr NASA md Navy p*bd on
8 sinrk launch aiubn:
hmhed lcven Microuu on I 8- lsnch
miuion: a d
- hided 1h8 fir11 damnNuatiOn of a GPS
receiver operating on a cprcr
launch vrhiclc during Ih. boai @.U
U.jUIOty.
ucmt
FolWi Ih. rvlt laud of Peg&, umu pdonnnsr
upgrade8 rm inenparaled for Ih. Lcond bunch in
luly 1991. Although ch. second Pqaru :aunch
expaicncd 1'10 8ipliIicm1 inflight nomdiu n8uhing
in
-
a Ima-t)un-inlmdsd orbit injmim aliituda, Ihe faa
chat it Nmrrfully nbiud UK wm Hianlo 18 8 vbibk
meum of ch mbusmaa of iu mumemmm pidmce and
control 8yrlem and ultimate capabillly., Design
mOdXkUbm ID Ih p b h 8 hrr krd.rebpd
nd m in Ik prom8 d being qudirak
4.11 T w u
The Tamm SSLV will pride the capMlity to Imnch
appiimmly five linvl Ihe cqaci~y of Pmanr from 8
~round~IranipuIahle ry.cnm. 11 consiu of P8guu8
wichoul winE. and a brier Idring nWng atop a
Perekecpnr fir81 8Inga. Th. mlta lumh splcrn i8
Umsprmbk nd cm k opcrucd fmm bm bas% lunch
tile eUaMi8hnunl is complad within five dap d
i
p.yloada CI ba 1.rCbd rlw 11 b.n d 1.-
lolificaticn.
Tho current TIUW design cm place approximately
2.000pounds inlo MO nautical mile, 286deyr
inli Omit. 11 in expectad &a with modirwuh
(i.e., ddiwnel 81rap.on mown ud a new apogee ti
motor). Taunr8 will ba able 10 place small 8nle~liler
(6oo.poud Clnu) inlo gO0.wiony nbiu.
4.2 Advanced Trcbaology Standard Satrllllr
Ban
The ATSS8 pojccl will deiign and devefop
mul1imis8ia1capble. small. UUrLrd rprrcrah bur hi
incapam a new -ah CO building utellita hi cn
accommodnlo differen1 lrpca of 'boll-on" mirsion
pylodr. The boll.on CO"- cn hell bo dcvrikd U a
ryltcm having an irulnml payload 8llached 10 8 high
performance. lightweighl bun employing ndvmd
lrchnoby h g h a single. rudrd intduc (Rgun 6).
The ATSSB will br capahk of uceping there Lnli.on
p8ylod8 from a voicly of candidate mirsion areu
including meleoro~. commun*aliosu. 8lwcih~e and
arking. u g a l0cum.r md Nvigah.
Paybad8 employing Ih 8lMdrd bur w111 he Inmchmblc
fmm hoch mall nd lrge hunch vchicln and clplhk of
palming in a ruiefy d ahiu. Thr ATSSR F V ~ I will
povidc &ri#ns fur a renntile bus hi rill allow rtngc
c&ly nd cy. in rrcmriiiurim of SF U-.
Th. key fealura of Ih. common hur mr8 r;vahiliiy.
.rTadabili~y md kaihili1y. Cqhlity rnnn biainly hy
mrnploying newer Iechnologie8' enshim; g:rrier
prfOnnnCa in malla prkJgC8. Autnnnmu8 nht nd
UtiNdo dnermilution will mabk srrlliu supnisnm. #I
well U ulalliu maintenonce. Th. nummmms miisim~
pluming function will ultimately enable the rylpnt of
Iuticnl Uler8' immediate larking rcquircmenlr. The
dlordability of 111 auclliw iyrtrrm is Iar#ely n function
of mal sa~llite (and alainrcd brmm) weight. U well U
thm number of uniu procured. Obviourly. the non.
d g
00.u will demeum when eah satellite ceua ut
k a quxid design cue in itself. In additinn. che
hiibility of Ih. bi1.m COnqN nylwm CUI en8hla quick
htegration ud chmga out. if necr8ry. immcdinuly
pia (0 Immch.
TIN mnrnOn brr paida ckn #uClllrd 8drC with I
Umdrd ckcuicd inlerfms o m.u rilh a wide r qe of