A Case Study in NASA-DoD - The Black Vault

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Table H-17
CASE IV(D)
PROGRAM OPTION 1: USE LEAST EXPENSIVE SPACECRAFT AND MINIMIZE NUMBER OF
______FLIGHTS
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PAYLOADS PER FLIGHT
13 10 a 6
ORBIT SPACECRAFT NUMBER OF FLIGHTS -NUMBER OF PAYLOADS/FLIGHT
1-S STPSS-LC 1- 12 2 - 8 2 -6 2- 6
1-S STPSS-P 1- 12 1 - 9 2 -6 2- 6
l-E AEM 0 -0 0 - 0 2 -5 3- 5
l-E STPSS-LC 4- 10 4- 10 4 -8 4- 6
2 STPSS-LC 3 -13 4- 10 5-58 7- 6
3 STPSS-LC 1- 12 2 - 6 2 -6 2 -6
4 STPSS-LC 1 -6 1 - 6 1 -6 1- 6
5 STPSS-P 2 -5 2 - 5 2 -5 2- 5
6 STPSS-LC 1 -3 1 - 3 1 -3 1 -3
7 STPSS-LC 1 -3 1 - 3 1 -3 1- 3
8 STPSS-P 1 -3 1 - 3 1 -3 1 -3
TOTAL
NUMBER A* 0 0 2 3
OF SPCCATSTPSS-LC - 12 15 16 18
I
FLIGHTS: STPSS-P - 4 4 5 5
TOTAL NUMBER OF
FLIGHTS: 16 19 23 26