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
2011-10-31
9 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Ariane , Atlas , Burt Rutan , Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) , Delta , Dragon , Electric Propulsion , Elon Musk , Eurocket , Falcon , GEO orbit , H2 , H2A , Indian Polar Orbiter , Ion Engine , Launcher , Launch insurance , Launch site , Long March , Minotaur , NASA , Nose Fairing , Nuclear Power , Pegasus , Polar Orbit , Proton , Rail Guns , Reliability testing , Sea Launch , Space Elevator , Space X , Station-Keeping , Taurus , Tether Lift Systems , Thermal Vacuum Test , Vibration Test , X-Prize , Zenit Engineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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