Commercial Spacecraft Mission Model Update

Abstract

This report presents the 1996 update of the worldwide commercial Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) satellite mission model for the period 1996 through 2010. It is based on market forecasts obtained in early 1996 from major spacecraft manufacturers, satellite operators and launch service providers. There are two key points regarding the mission model forecast. First, the mission model is limited to "addressable" payloads, those which are open to internationally competitive launch service procurement. Captive payloads to national flag carriers are excluded from the mission model. Secondly, the number of launches per year resulting from this spacecraft mission model will be a subset of this data due to the potential for multiple manifesting on one or more launch vehicles. The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) market forecasts have been developed by the DoT/OCST separately from this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 1996
Accession Number
ADA338613

Entities

People

  • Paul N. Fuller

Organizations

  • United States Department of Transportation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Earth Orbits
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Launchers
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Medium Earth Orbits
  • Mobile Communications
  • Orbits
  • Procurement
  • Signal Processing
  • Space Systems
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Economics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites