Driving Launch Costs Down and Launch Opportunities Up

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1 Driving Launch Costs Down and Launch Opportunities Up Technical Session II: 0 to 7.5 km/s Brian Bjelde, Dustin Doud, Lauren Dreyer, Kim Lord, Christian Melbostad August 8, 2011

2 SpaceX Overview Founded in mid-2002 with the singular goal of providing highly reliable, low-cost space transportation for both cargo and crew Over 1,500 employees and growing More P-PODs to orbit than any other launch vehicle provider 40 launches manifested through 2017, many of which have extra space available Employee count as of 8/11 SLC-4E, Vandenberg Hawthorne (Los Angeles) Headquarters Central Texas SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Page 2

3 SpaceX Overview Total Running Time: 3 min 27 sec 8/24/2011 Page 3

4 SpaceX People Flat structure Management extremely accessible Minimal red tape Team empowered to make key decisions Allows programs to take advantage of time-sensitive opportunities SpaceX has control over a majority of its production schedule Page 4

5 Hawthorne, CA Headquarters Structures, engines, avionics, and ground systems are designed and built here Page 5

6 Texas Test Facilities Since start-up in 2003, the site has conducted on average more than one test per day Page 6

7 Cape Canaveral Launch Site Shuttle pads Atlantic Integration Hangar Atlas V (SLC-41) Falcon 9 (SLC-40) RP-1 Fuel Delta IV (SLC-37) Liquid Oxygen Alligators Launch Control Center (LCC-X) Launch Control Launch Site for Falcon 9 and Dragon Page 7

8 Vandenberg Launch Site Site Ready for First Launch: targeting December 31, 2012 Former Titan IV pad - same as our SLC-40 site at CCAFS Groundbreaking occurred: July 13, 2011 LCC Activation: Complete by 1 October 2012 (targeted) Page 8

9 Falcon Heavy New Opportunities 53 metric tons to low Earth orbit Equivalent to >5,000 PPODs on a single flight to LEO! Highly cost-effective with an $80M - $125M price tag Meets published human rating requirements Could be used for a Mars robotic and/or sample return mission On pad by end of 2012, inaugural launch in 2013 Page 9

10 Enabling Small Satellite Market Falcon 9 Flight 2 carried 6 PPODs with 8 CubeSats In a single launch, SpaceX became the world s top provider of CubeSat flights Launched SMDC-ONE, the Army s first satellite in over 50 years Cargo Resupply Services missions 2 through 6 will each carry up to 4 PPODs For flight opportunities talk to NASA s Launch Services Program Studies completed on how to carry PPODs and ESPA rings on every Falcon 9 that leaves the factory Page 10

11 Moving the Market Forward SpaceX is committed to small satellite launch Developing commercial PPOD launch services and guides Developing commercial ESPA launch services and guides Standardizing PPOD and ESPA pricing for LEO and GTO orbits Bulk pricing for multi-mission, same contract, single customer interface missions Working with Brokers to formalize processes and services for ESPA class payloads Page 11

12 Brokering Concept and Capabilities Brokers offer total mission integration capabilities for ESPA class payloads Tailored mission integration Certification for flight aboard a SpaceX launch vehicle Single point of contact for launch services Leverages coordinated resources to facilitate successful mission Current agreement in place with SpaceFlight Services for SpaceX s first commercial Falcon 9 in 2012 Seeking new brokers for ESPA and pressurized product areas Page 12

13 Small Satellite Launch Opportunities Vehicle Target Date Orbit Launch Site Falcon 9 Q ~52 Cape Canaveral Falcon Heavy Q TBD Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Vandenberg Falcon 9 Q km Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) Vandenberg Falcon 9/ DragonLab Q TBD TBD Falcon 9 Q km SSO Vandenberg Falcon 9 Q km SSO Vandenberg SpaceX is committed to launching secondary payloads when feasible Page 13

14 Est. Small Satellite Launch Pricing Goals Product LEO GTO PPOD $200,000 to $325,000 $350,000 to $575,000 ESPA $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 $7,000,000 to $9,000,000 for secondary news and payload planners guide release! Contact for launch inquiries Standard prices assume standard services and payments Payments made over time subject to LIBOR +2.5% financing rate. Standard price includes a SpaceX-developed and produced payload adapter and Light Band separation system. Discounts to Standard Launch Services Pricing are considered on a case-by case basis to address (i) inaugural launches, (ii) multiple launch service procurements. Prices are valid through December 2011 Page 14

15 Come visit us at our booth! Join us tomorrow night at 8pm for the SpaceX Reception at the Bullen Center!