Rideshare reduces launch costs while enabling access to space for the fast-growing small satellite community. Combinations of spacecraft are launched as secondary and tertiary payloads or as co-manifested primary payloads. Payload adapters designed for the launch environment are used to package the spacecraft on the launch vehicle. This paper reviews a subset of the adapter hardware with flight heritage and some new adapters in development.
Space access for small satellites on rideshare missions with ESPA and ESPA-derived payload adapters
2011-03-01
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