Orbital Antares User Manual
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Antares
®
OSP-3
User’s Guide
Section 6.0
– Mission Integration
Release 1.1
July 2013
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6. MISSION INTEGRATION
Orbital’s first and foremost consideration is to provide a successful mission with an absolutely safe and
reliable launch service for our customer
s. Orbital’s established engineering, production, testing, and qual-
ity assurance approaches are designed to ensure these considerations. Another Orbital top priority is to
ensure timely launch services, with emphasis on maintaining high schedule confidence and flexibility.
The active Orbital production lines and proven launch vehicle operations capability, coupled with man-
agement attention to potential risk areas, minimizes the risk of launch delays. Furthermore, Orbital will
provide launch services that meet or exceed customer
’s mission requirements.
Orbital will execute Antares missions on schedule and with strict adherence to all technical requirements.
Using an established management system, the Antares Program Director will monitor resource utilization,
schedule and technical progress, and contract compliance.
6.1. Mission Management Approach
OSP-3 is managed through U.S. Air Force, Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Development and
Test Directorate (SD) Launch Systems Division (SDL). SD/SDL serves as the primary point of contact for
the payload customers for the Antares OSP-3 launch service. The organizations involved in the Mission
Integration Team are shown in Figure 6.1-1. Open communication between SD/SDL, Orbital, and the
payload customer, with an emphasis on timely data transfer and prudent decision-making, ensures effi-
cient launch vehicle/payload integration operations.
Figure 6.1-1. Mission Integration Team