Air Force EELV Mission Model and
GAO Adjusted Model
GAO
Type of Launch Satellite Dec. Sept. July Mar. 9, Mar.24, adjusted
vehicle system 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 model
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Medium Space test 7 6 6 5 5 5
satellites
GPS 55 53 53 40 56 56
DMSP 4 4 5 4 4 4
NPOESS 9 9 8 6 5 5
NASA 6 7 3 2 2 0
satellites
NASA- 9 9 5 5 5 0
Discovery
SBIRS-LEO 0 28 0 9 9 9
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Subtotals 90 116 80 71 86 79
Intermediate DSCS 2 2 2 2 2 2
SBIRS-GEO 16 15 14 10 10 10
SBIRS-LEO 0 0 29 0 0 0
Advanced 21 21 20 21 20 20
MILSATCOM
Mission A/B/E 25 25 50 56 56 44
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Subtotals 64 63 115 89 88 76
Heavy Mission C/D 17 15 8 8 8 8
DSP 0 0 1 1 1 1
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Subtotals 17 15 9 9 9 9
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Totals 171 194 204 169 183 164
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LEGEND
DMSP = Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
DSCS = Defense Satellite Communications System
DSP = Defense Support Program
GPS = Global Positioning System
MILSATCOM = Military Satellite Communications
Mission A/B/C/D/E = Classified programs
NPOESS = National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
System
SBIRS-GEO = Space-Based Infrared System-Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
SBIRS-LEO = Space-Based Infrared System-Low Earth Orbit
[SOURCE EELV RFP ANNEX C EELV PROGRAM SYSTEM PERFORMANCE DOCUMENT (SPD)
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