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Pegasus User’s Guide
6.1.1.1. Pegasus Program Management
The Pegasus Program Manager has direct
responsibility for Orbital’s Pegasus Program. The
Pegasus Program Manager is responsible for all
financial, technical, and programmatic aspects of
the Pegasus Program. Supporting the Pegasus
Program Manager are the Contract Manager and
the Pegasus Chief Engineer. All contractual
considerations are administered between the
payload and Pegasus Contract Manager. The
Pegasus Chief Engineer is responsible for all
technical aspects of the Pegasus launch vehicle,
including vehicle processing and launch
operations. The Pegasus Program Manager is
responsible for management of all activities
associated with providing the Pegasus launch
service, including the Pegasus launch manifest,
customer interface, and mission planning. The
Pegasus Program Manager provides the customer
with the management focus to ensure that the
specific launch service customer’s needs are met.
This individual assists the administration of the
contract by providing the Contract Manager with technical evaluation and coordination of the
contractual requirements.
6.1.1.2. Pegasus Mission Management
The Pegasus Mission Manager is the Pegasus
program’s single point of contact for all aspects of
a specific mission. This person has the
responsibility to ensure that contractual
commitments are met within schedule and budget
constraints. The Pegasus Mission Manager will
co-chair the MIWGs with the Payload Mission
Manager. The Pegasus Mission Manager’s
responsibilities include detailed mission planning,
launch vehicle production coordination, payload
integration services, mission-unique designs and
analysis coordination, payload interface definition,
launch range coordination, integrated scheduling,
launch site, and flight operations coordination.
6.1.1.3. Pegasus Mission Engineering
The Pegasus Mission Engineer reports to the
Pegasus Systems engineering lead and ensures
that all mission-specific engineering is
incorporated into the baseline Pegasus design and
properly tested. The Mission Engineer supports
Figure 6-1. Mission Integration Management Structure