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Table A-4<br />

LAUNCH COSTS FOR UPGRADED AEM<br />

($ millions)<br />

Maximum AEM altitude = Geosynchronous<br />

AEM orientation<br />

- Earth and sun<br />

Space shuttle cost/launch = $15.4 million<br />

Kick stages<br />

= Solid rockets<br />

Payloads 114 228<br />

Payloads/spacecraft 13 6 13 6<br />

100% weight attribution<br />

AEM/STPSS 34 42 61 81<br />

AEM/MMS 29 43 59 93<br />

50% weight attribution<br />

AEM/STPSS 25 33 47 63<br />

AEM/MMS 21 31 43 70<br />

Service charge<br />

AEM/STPSS 17 24 32 46<br />

AEM/MMS 12 20 28 44<br />

<strong>NASA</strong> tariff<br />

AEM/STPSS 86 126 168 249<br />

AEM/MMS 65 109 152 259<br />

Modified <strong>NASA</strong> tariffa<br />

AEM/STPSS 39 50 74 95<br />

AEM/MMS 45 64 89 139<br />

aAssumes that whenever possible, the spacecraft and<br />

its kick stages will be oriented perpendicular to the<br />

shuttle axis.

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