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Satellite servicing: A business opportunity?The possibilities of satellite servicing as a business opportunity are examined. The service rate which a user must be charged to yield a reasonable return is derived and then compared against the market's willingness to pay that rate. Steps taken to provide the basis from which the service rate could be derived include: (1) constructing a hypothetical on orbit servicing business offering both on orbit and associated ground services; (2) estimating the total on orbit service business potential by analyzing mission models to the year 2000; and (3) setting up ground rules to bound the conduct of the business. Using this basic information service demand (business volume) cost to set up the business, costs for operation and maintenance tax rates and desired rate of return are estimated to determine the user charge. Sensitivity of the service rate to various parameters are also assessed. The time span for the business venture runs from 1986 through 2000 with service to 1991 provided via the orbiter and by a space station beyond 1991. This point analysis shows about five years of negative cash flow, with steady profits thereafter.
Document ID
19850002748
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wong, R. E.
(TRW Space Technology Labs. Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Medler, E. H.
(TRW Space Technology Labs. Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center 2nd Symp. on Space Industrialization
Subject Category
Administration And Management
Accession Number
85N11056
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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