Orbital Minotaur I - Manual (Page 9)

Minotaur I User’s Guide Table of Contents
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8.10. Payload Isolation System ............................................................................................................ 66
8.11. Orbital Debris Mitigation .............................................................................................................. 67
8.12. Dual and Multi Payload Adapter Fittings ..................................................................................... 67
8.13. Minotaur I Launch Vehicle Enhanced Performance Configuration ............................................. 68
8.13.1. Minotaur I Commercial .......................................................................................................... 68
8.14. Large Fairing ............................................................................................................................... 68
8.15. Hydrazine Servicing .................................................................................................................... 68
8.16. Nitrogen Tetroxide Service ......................................................................................................... 70
8.17. Poly-Pico Orbital Deployer (P-POD) ........................................................................................... 71
8.18. Suborbital Performance .............................................................................................................. 71
8.19. Alternate Launch Location .......................................................................................................... 73
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1.1-1. The Minotaur Family of Launch Vehicles ............................................................................... 2
Figure 1.1-2. Space Launch Performance for the Minotaur Family Demonstrates a Wide Range of
Payload Lift Capability ............................................................................................................ 3
Figure 2.1-1. Minotaur I Launch Vehicle ...................................................................................................... 4
Figure 2.3-1. OSP Minotaur I Launch Vehicle Configuration ....................................................................... 5
Figure 2.3.1-1. Minotaur I LSA Being Lifted out of Transporter Erector ...................................................... 6
Figure 2.3.2-1. Minotaur I Upper Stack Assembly Processing at Orbital’s Vehicle Assembly Building
at VAFB ................................................................................................................................ 6
Figure 2.3.4-1. Minotaur I 50” Fairing and Handling Fixtures ...................................................................... 8
Figure 2.4-1. Minotaur I EGSE Configuration ............................................................................................ 10
Figure 3.1-1. Minotaur I Generic Mission Profile........................................................................................ 11
Figure 3.2-1. Flexible Processing and Portable GSE Allows Operations from Multiple Ranges or
Austere Site Options ............................................................................................................. 12
Figure 3.2-2. Launch Site Inclinations ........................................................................................................ 12
Figure 3.3-1. Minotaur I Performance Curves for VAFB Launches ........................................................... 14
Figure 3.3-2. Minotaur I Performance Curves for KLC Launches .............................................................. 15
Figure 3.3-3. Minotaur I Performance Curves for CCAFS Launches ........................................................ 15
Figure 3.3-4. Minotaur I Performance Curves for WFF Launches ............................................................. 16
Figure 3.3-5. Minotaur I with 61” Fairing Performance Curves for VAFB Launches ................................. 16
Figure 3.3-6. Minotaur I with 61” Fairing Performance Curves for KLC Launches .................................... 17
Figure 3.3-7. Minotaur I with 61” Fairing Performance Curves for CCAFS Launches............................... 17
Figure 3.3-8. Minotaur I with 61” Fairing Performance Curves for WFF Launches ................................... 18
Figure 4.1.1-1. Payload CG Net Transient Lateral Acceleration Envelope ............................................... 21
Figure 4.1.2-1. Minotaur I 3-Sigma Maximum Axial Acceleration as a Function of Payload Mass ........... 22
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