A Case Study in NASA-DoD - The Black Vault

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Table A-2
SPACECRAFT COSTS WIT! ADDED CAPABILITIES:
UPGRADED AEM AND L-AEM-l
($ millions)
Maximum AEM and L-AEM-BL altitude = Ceosynchronous
AEM and L-AEI-BL orientation = Earth and sun
Payloads 114 228
Payloads/spacecraft 13 6 13 6
Spacecraft Type
Cost
AEM 17.1 33.0 37.8 59.5
STPSS
Nonrecurring 22.9 22.9 26.9 26.9
Spin -- .- 31.6 27.2
Low-cost 32.3 32.5 25.3 44.7
Precision 38.2 38.4 45.1 53.0
Total 111 127 167 211
AEM 12.2 26.7 46.1 66.6
MMS 56.1 73.4 65.4 127.6
Total 68 100 112 194
L-AEM
Nonrecurring 11.9 11.9 14.5 14.5
Baseline 52.2 85.3 67.6 115.8
Spin .... 14.3 31.0
Precision 27.3 25.9 31.1 34.7
Total 91 123 128 196
AEM 2.3 6.9 11.4 16.0
L-AEM
Nonrecurring 11.9 11.9 14.5 14.5
Baseline 47.5 72.7 54.6 91.2
Spin .... 21.6 31.3
Precision 27.4 26.2 31.3 35.1
Total 89 118 133 188
L-AEM
Nonrecurring 11.9 11.9 14.5 14.5
Baseline 35.5 85.1 52.2 72.5
Spin .... 3.8 10.8
Precision 17.5 25.9 21.0 26.9
lOS 33.7 -- 58.5 142.5
Total 99 123 150 267