When will they load the performance estimation data?
Is there a list somewhere of the LV that have qualified for this? (or currently are?)
NLS II contracts are multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with ordering periods through June 2020. The contracts provide for a minimum capability of delivering agency payloads weighing approximately 550 pounds or more to a minimum 124-mile-high circular orbit with a launch inclination of 28.5 degrees. The launch service providers also may offer a range of vehicles to NASA to meet higher payload mass and orbit requirements.
Quote from: Lars_J on 06/26/2012 10:03 pmIs there a list somewhere of the LV that have qualified for this? (or currently are?)See the NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) Launch Vehicle Performance site
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 06/26/2012 08:27 pmNLS II contracts are multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with ordering periods through June 2020. The contracts provide for a minimum capability of delivering agency payloads weighing approximately 550 pounds or more to a minimum 124-mile-high circular orbit with a launch inclination of 28.5 degrees. The launch service providers also may offer a range of vehicles to NASA to meet higher payload mass and orbit requirements.This is great news, but I am confused about the 28.5 degree inclination mentioned, since you wouldn't go to that inclination from Wallops.I presume this is a minimum, since there are LSP launches contracted from both Wallops & VAFB, as well as KSC?cheers, Martin
Can we expect some similar time frame for Antares (say, no more than two months)?