Launch Vehicles and Payload Interfaces

Sebestyen, George; Fujikawa, Steve; Galassi, Nicholas; Chuchra, Alex

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68315-7_15

George Sebestyen⁶,
Steve Fujikawa⁷,
Nicholas Galassi⁸ &
…
Alex Chuchra⁹

Part of the book series: Space Technology Library ((SPTL,volume 36))

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There are two essential ingredients one must have in interfacing with launch vehicles: money and patience. The selection and manifesting process is long, schedules are uncertain, and a launch failure on an earlier flight could introduce additional years of delay.

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McLean, VA, USA
George Sebestyen
Crofton, MD, USA
Steve Fujikawa
Bethesda, MA, USA
Nicholas Galassi
Arnold, MA, USA
Alex Chuchra

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Sebestyen, G., Fujikawa, S., Galassi, N., Chuchra, A. (2018). Launch Vehicles and Payload Interfaces. In: Low Earth Orbit Satellite Design. Space Technology Library, vol 36. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68315-7_15

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68315-7_15
Published: 07 February 2018
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