Candidate Launch Vehicle

• Assumptions:

  • Installation of Packaged BOSS Using Membrane Canister Diagonal as Maximum Planar Dimension In Payload Fairing

• Candidate LMA Commercial Launch Vehicle

  • Athena II Capabilities
    • Mass to Orbit:
      • LEO: 1905 Kg (4200 lb)
      • GEO: 467 Kg (1030 lb)
    • Payload Fairing Diameter: 1.98 m (78 in.)
    • Relative Cost: Considerably Less Than Atlas Family of Launch Vehicles