AeroAstro Completes Preliminary Design Review For STP-SIV Spacecraft

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"AeroAstro was pleased to complete this significant milestone on the SIV program within a week of successfully launching STPSat-1 (pictured) on the first ESPA", said Pat Remias, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Space of AeroAstro.

by Staff Writers
Ashburn VA (SPX) Jun 05, 2007
AeroAstro, along with prime contractor Ball Aerospace and Technologies, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the DoD Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) program. Ball Aerospace and Technologie (BATC) and AeroAstro were awarded the Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract in 2006, for up to six vehicles, with the first vehicle contract valued at $26M.

AeroAstro is responsible for supplying the spacecraft bus as well as providing integration, launch and mission operation support. As prime contractor, Ball Aerospace is responsible for the overall system including the standard payload interface design, payload integration, space vehicle environmental testing, and launch and mission support.

The SIV PDR was a three-day review conducted February 27 - March 1at AeroAstro. AeroAstro presented technical details and trade study results on every bus subsystem, and described operational modes and major interfaces.

The PDR focused on the spacecraft's ability to meet the full range of performance requirements, as the SIV bus supports a wide range of LEO orbits and will be launched by a variety of launch vehicles including the recently-proven EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA).

"AeroAstro was pleased to complete this significant milestone on the SIV program within a week of successfully launching STPSat-1 on the first ESPA", said Pat Remias, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Space of AeroAstro.

"Many of the lessons-learned from STPSat-1 have been applied to simplify and enhance the STP-SIV design, which must meet a wide range of LEO orbits and launch accommodations rather than being tailored for a single mission.

"The SIV design is maturing rapidly and supports the Space Test Program's goal of retiring non-recurring engineering cost and risk in this phase, thus reducing the price and lead-time of subsequent spacecraft orders under this IDIQ contract."

AeroAstro satisfied all PDR exit criteria and is proceeding to the next phase, Critical Design Review (CDR). CDR is currently scheduled for September 2007.

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