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KSS offers customers commercial catalog prices for K-1 launch services. In general our prices will be in the range of 50% of our next lowest competitor’s prices. This is one of the advantages re-usable provides – dramatically lower costs with dramatically more reliable and safer vehicles. Payload integration and mission-specific hardware are priced separately, based on specific payload and mission requirements. All K-1 launch services are priced, contracted and performed on a commercial basis, and in accordance with all applicable export regulations. Space Express ™ has been contracted to provide integration services and reservations on our Launches. For information, you may call them at 1 888 867 7223 (1 888 TO SPACE). We are accepting reservations now – with discounts offered at present to encourage booking for early flights in the program.
Mission IntegrationMission integration is priced separately, based on specific customer and payload requirements. Typical mission integration activities are shown in the K-1 Payload User’s Guide, Section 7 “Mission Management.” Figure 7-2 “Typical Mission Schedule,” shown on Page 7-2, lists an example schedule associated with these activities.
Mission-Specific HardwareThe K-1 vehicle can accommodate a variety of dispensers, adapters, and separation systems depending on the payload requirements (priced separately). LEO Missions: Conical adapters and clampband separation systems can be accommodated for satellites on the K-1 in the Standard and Extended Payload Modules. Payload-unique adapters (for single or multiple satellites) are also possible. Adapters and separation systems for LEO missions may be reused on subsequent K-1 flights of identical payloads. Minor refurbishment of standard separation systems will be included in the integration price for repeat missions. Multiple Small Satellites Rideshare to LEO: KSS’s approach to small satellite missions, using a reusable small satellite adapter with corresponding separation system for each spacecraft, is described in the technical paper, “Small Satellite Missions on the K-1,” presented in October 2002 at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Houston, Texas. Astrium Ltd. has designed a reusable Multiple Payload Adapter System (MPAS) for the K-1, to deploy small satellites, either as secondary payloads or as dedicated small satellite missions. Astrium’s MPAS designs borrow heavily on the heritage of the Ariane Structure for Auxiliary Payloads (ASAP) for the Ariane 4 and Ariane 5 and use the same standard satellite interfaces. Adapters and separation systems for LEO rideshare missions may be reused on subsequent K-1 flights of identical payloads. Minor refurbishment of standard separation systems will be included in the integration price for repeat missions. Active Dispenser Missions: The K-1 Active Dispenser can interface with a variety of expendable standard conical adapters and standard separation systems, including 937 mm and 1194 mm clampbands. Adapters and separation systems on Active Dispenser missions are expendable. Recurring price will be included in the integration price for repeat missions. |
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