The Development and Application of a Cost per Minute Metric for the Evaluation of Mobile Satellite Systems in a Limited-Growth Voice Communications Market.

Abstract

A computer model has been developed to estimate the billable capacity of five mobile satellite services (MSS) designs at different levels of market penetration. To evaluate their effectiveness when operating in a limited market, the billable capacity for each system has been determined at 10% and 31% of the expected market. Life cycle costs have been estimated for each of the systems to address the market over a twelve year period. Costs evaluated include development and operations costs for satellites, launchers, gateways, insurance and PSTN connections. The effectiveness of each system has been evaluated on the basis of the cost per billable minute required to achieve an internal rate of return of 30%.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 20, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299863

Entities

People

  • Michael D. Violet

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Apogees
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Mobile Communications
  • Mobile Phones
  • Multiple Access
  • Payload
  • Satellite Buses
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Industrial Economics
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites