Orbital Antares User Manual

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Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Glossary Release 1.1 July 2013 x GLOSSARY 6DOF Six Degrees of Freedom AAC Alaska Aerospace Corporation ACS Attitude C

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Glossary Release 1.1 July 2013 xi MDR Mission Dress Rehearsal MECO Main Engine Cut-Off MES Main Engine System MGSE Me

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 1.0 – Introduction Release 1.1 July 2013 1 1. INTRODUCTION The objective of the Antares OSP-3 User’s Guide i

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 2.0 – Overview Release 1.1 July 2013 2 2. ANTARES LAUNCH SYSTEM OVERVIEW Orbital developed the Antares lau

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 2.0 – Overview Release 1.1 July 2013 3 The Antares 120 configuration rocket is the baseline for OSP-3. T

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 2.0 – Overview Release 1.1 July 2013 4 the Antares vehicle, are largely derived from structures and systems us

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 2.0 – Overview Release 1.1 July 2013 5 2.2.2. Stage 2 Assembly Orbital uses the CASTOR 30 family of SRMs as t

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 2.0 – Overview Release 1.1 July 2013 6 2.2.2.2. Stage 2 Avionics Module The Antares avionics design incor

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 2.0 – Overview Release 1.1 July 2013 7 2.3. Launch Operations While initially based at the Wallops Flight Fac

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 8 3. PERFORMANCE This section describes the orbital performance capab

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Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 9 Figure 3.1.1-1. U.S. Launch Ranges Compatible with Antares

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 10 Figure 3.2-1. Antares 120 Typical Mission Profile to LEO

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 11 3.3. General Performance from WFF Antares general performance for

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 12 Figure 3.3-2. Antares 120 Launch Capabilities from WFF Figure 3

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 13 Figure 3.3-4. Antares 130 Launch Capabilities from WFF Figure 3

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 14 Antares performance for high energy orbits for various configuratio

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 15 3.4. General Performance from KLC For missions requiring greater p

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 16 Figure 3.4-2. Antares 120 Launch Capabilities from KLC Figure

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 17 Figure 3.4-4. Antares 130 Launch Capabilities from KLC Figure

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 18 Figure 3.4-6. Antares 122 and 132 Critically Inclined Elliptical

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Revision Summary Release 1.1 July 2013 iii REVISION SUMMARY VERSION DATE CHANGE PAGE 1.0 May 2013 Approved Original R

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 19 are also improved to within ±0.08 degrees. When made a targeting p

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 3.0 – Performance Release 1.1 July 2013 20 3.6.2. Collision/Contamination Avoidance Maneuver (CCAM) Following

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 21 4. PAYLOAD ENVIRONMENTS This section provides details

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 22 Table 4.1.1-2 provides the primary dynamic loading events

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 23 Figure 4.1.2-1. Nominal Payload Acceleration as a Funct

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 24 Figure 4.1.2-3. Nominal Payload Acceleration as a Funct

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 25 Figure 4.1.2-5. Nominal Payload Acceleration as a Funct

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 26 4.2. Payload Vibration Environment The random vibration

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 27 4.2.2. Sine Vibration Figure 4.2.2-1 defines the maximu

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 28 4.3. Payload Shock Environment The maximum shock respons

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Preface Release 1.1 July 2013 iv MEDIUM-CLASS LAUNCH SERVICES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Orbital Sciences Corporation’s (Or

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 29 4.4. Contamination and Environmental Control Orbital und

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 30 system, all which are located within the payload

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 4.0 – Payload Environments Release 1.1 July 2013 31 4.7. Payload RF Environment As shown in Table 4.7-1, Ant

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 5.0 – Payload Interfaces Release 1.1 July 2013 32 5. PAYLOAD INTERFACES This section describes the avail

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 5.0 – Payload Interfaces Release 1.1 July 2013 33 Figure 5.1.1-1. Antares Fairing Dynamic Payload Envelop

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 5.0 – Payload Interfaces Release 1.1 July 2013 34 Figure 5.1.2-1. Antares Fairing Standard Access Door Loca

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 5.0 – Payload Interfaces Release 1.1 July 2013 35 5.2.1. Non-Separating Payload Interface Orbital provides n

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 5.0 – Payload Interfaces Release 1.1 July 2013 36 5.2.3. Mechanical Interface Control Drawing (MICD) All mec

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 5.0 – Payload Interfaces Release 1.1 July 2013 37 Payload Telemetry: The Antares telemetry subsystem provides

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 5.0 – Payload Interfaces Release 1.1 July 2013 38 The lateral offset of the payload center of mass is constra

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Preface Release 1.1 July 2013 v The information provided in this Antares OSP-3 user’s guide is for initial pla

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 5.0 – Payload Interfaces Release 1.1 July 2013 39 5.4.5. Payload Dynamic Frequencies To avoid unfavorable dy

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 40 6. MISSION INTEGRATION Orbital’s first and foremost cons

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 41 Orbital establishes a mission-unique organizational struct

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 42 6.1.2. Orbital Mission Responsibilities Orbital’s missio

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 43 6.1.2.3. Antares Mission Engineering The Mission Engineer

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 44 The typical Mission Cycle interweaves the following activi

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 45 6.3. Mission Integration Process Orbital uses a successfu

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 46 6.3.3. Mission Reviews In addition to the MIWG and RWG, a

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 47 the following paragraphs, is critical for enabling the Orb

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 48 6.3.4.6. Mission ICD Verification Documentation Orbital

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Release 1.1 July 2013 vi PAGE PREFACE ...

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 49 6.3.5.2. Mission ICD Verification Documentation Orbital c

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration Release 1.1 July 2013 50 6.3.5.9. Mission Constraints Document (MCD) This Orbita

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 7.0 – Ground and Launch Operations Release 1.1 July 2013 51 7. GROUND AND LAUNCH OPERATIONS Antares ground a

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 7.0 – Ground and Launch Operations Release 1.1 July 2013 52 7.2. Antares Processing and Launch Facilities at

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 7.0 – Ground and Launch Operations Release 1.1 July 2013 53 Pad 0A on the TEL and its associated transporters

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 7.0 – Ground and Launch Operations Release 1.1 July 2013 54 7.2.2.1. Antares Launch Pad at WFF Antares miss

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 7.0 – Ground and Launch Operations Release 1.1 July 2013 55 Antares launch vehicle control, Antares fueling c

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 7.0 – Ground and Launch Operations Release 1.1 July 2013 56 7.3. Launch Vehicle Processing All major vehicle

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 7.0 – Ground and Launch Operations Release 1.1 July 2013 57 7.3.2. Stage 2 Motor The Stage 2 solid rocket mo

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 7.0 – Ground and Launch Operations Release 1.1 July 2013 58 final flight pressure, and final safe and arm ver

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Release 1.1 July 2013 vii 7.4. Payload Processing/Integration ...

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 7.0 – Ground and Launch Operations Release 1.1 July 2013 59 using abbreviated timelines. All aspects of the

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 60 8. ENHANCEMENTS The Antares launch service is stru

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 61 Figure 8.1.1-2. Antares 937S Payload Dynamic Envelope

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 62 8.1.2. RUAG 1194VS Separation System The Antares laun

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 63 Figure 8.1.2-2. Antares 1194VS Payload Dynamic Envelo

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 64 8.1.3. RUAG 1666VS Separation System The Antares laun

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 65 Figure 8.1.3-2. Antares 1666VS Payload Dynamic Envelop

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 66 8.2. Conditioned Air Conditioned air is included in the

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 67 8.6. Enhanced Contamination Control To meet the require

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 68 Propyl Alcohol (IPA), HEPA filtered vacuums, etc.) to cl

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Release 1.1 July 2013 viii Figure 3.3-6. Antares 122 and 132 High Energy Performance from WFF ...

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 69 batteries that are used on other subsystems. The RF netw

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 70 8.9. Increased Insertion Accuracy Orbital offers the An

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 71 Figure 8.10-2. Use of Soft Ride Significantly Attenuat

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 72 Figure 8.13-1. Antares LV Enhanced Performance Options

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 73 8.14. Lengthened Payload Envelope As an enhancement,

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 74 Figure 8.15-1. Typical Propellant Loading Schematic 8

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Non-Standard Services Release 1.1 July 2013 75 launches from KLC having conducted the first ever launch

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-1 APPENDIX A PAYLOAD QUESTIONNAIRE

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-2 SPACECRAFT IDENTIFICATION FULL NAME: ACRONYM: OWNER/

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-3 GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT Describe any ground suppor

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Release 1.1 July 2013 ix Figure 8.6-1. The Orbital Team Has Extensive Experience in a Payload Proc

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-4 EARLY ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS Briefly describe the spacecr

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-5 SPACECRAFT PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS STOWED CONFIGURATION Le

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-6 ASCENT TRAJECTORY REQUIREMENTS Free Molecular Heating

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-7 MECHANICAL INTERFACE DIAMETER Describe Diameter of Int

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-8 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE Bonding Requirements: Are Launch

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-9 REQUIRED PASS-THROUGH SIGNALS Item No. Pin Signal Nam

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-10 Item No. Pin Signal Name From LEV To Satellite Shiel

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-11 Item No. Pin Signal Name From LEV To Satellite Shiel

Antares® OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire Release 1.1 July 2013 A-12 Item No. Pin Signal Name From LEV To Satellite Shiel

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