Economic benefits of the Space Station to commercial communication satellite operatorsThe economic and financial aspects of newly defined space-based activities, procedures, and operations (APOs) and associated satellite system designs are presented that have the potential to improve economic performance of future geostationary communications satellites. Launch insurance, launch costs, and the economics of APOs are examined. Retrieval missions and various Space Station scenarios are addressed. The potential benefits of the new APOs to the commercial communications satellite system operator are quantified.
Document ID
19880028988
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Price, Kent M. (Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp. Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Dixson, John E. (Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp. Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Weyandt, Charles J. (Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp. Western Development Laboratories Div., Palo Alto, CA, United States)