Without reliable launch services there would be no communications satellite industry. The good news is that the reliability of satellite launchers has continued to increase over time. The bad news is that despite high expectations launch services have not really gotten cheaper. The most important development in launch services over the last half century is probably the fact that a number of countries and launch services organizations within those countries have developed launch capabilities to low, medium and geosynchronous orbits. This competition has helped to lower costs. Also the development of larger boosters has allowed the launch of larger and more cost-efficient satellites (in terms of total systems costs).
Satellite Deployment, Station-Keeping and Related Insurance Coverage
SpringerBriefs in Space
31.10.2011
9 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
GEO orbit , H2 , Proton , Falcon , X-Prize , Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) , Space X , Nose Fairing , Station-Keeping , Burt Rutan , Eurocket , Indian Polar Orbiter , Ariane , Sea Launch , Space Elevator , Launch site , Polar Orbit , NASA , Vibration Test , Rail Guns , Thermal Vacuum Test , Launch insurance , Nuclear Power , Dragon , Pegasus , Ion Engine , Minotaur , Taurus , Tether Lift Systems , Electric Propulsion , Zenit , H2A , Launcher , Long March , Atlas , Delta , Elon Musk , Reliability testing Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Engineering
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