Program Element: 0603217C Project Number: 1700
PE Title: Ballistic Missile Defense (U) Budget Activity: 03
Adv Technology Dev (U)
February 1994
A. (U) RESOURCES: ($ in Thousands)
Project Title: Flight Test / Launch Activities
FY1993 FY1994 FY1995 FY1996 FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 Total
Program Name: Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Program
0603217C RDT&E 63,048 42,996 0 0 0 0 0 Completed
B. (U) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MISSION REQUIREMENT AND SYSTEM CAPABILITIES:
(U) Define, develop, and conduct fast-response, ground-based preflight verification and ballistic or space flight testing of
unique concepts and high yield approaches for BMD weapons, seekers, and targeting applications that might be deployed beyond
the turn of the century in support of Other Follow-On systems. Provide experienced launch and flight test teams including: launch
vehicle procurement; launch services; payload processing; payload integration; mission operations/planning; range operations/
integration; mission analysis; and test operations. Four competitive contracts to provide commercial orbital launches exist: two
each for 500 and 2500 lb payload classes.
(U) This project is assigned to the Budget Activity and Program Element codes as identified in this descriptive summary in
accordance with existing Department of Defense policy. Further justification of the Budget Activity code assigned to each
Program Element is contained within the Brief Description of Element section of each Program Element Summary.
C. (U) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PLANS:
(U) FY 1993 Accomplishments:
o ($25M) Complete fabrication of the DC-X.
o ($5M) Conducted 3 successful launches of the DC-X.
o ($33.048) Began mission planning and flight hardware procurement activities for 3 additional experiments
(Clementine I, MSTI 3,4).
(U) FY 1994 Plans:
o (4.884M) Completed BMDO funding of the Single Stage Rocket Technology program.
o ($23.112) Began mission planning and flight hardware procurement activities for 2 additional experiments (ORBEX & MSTI 3).
o ($15M) Flight of Clementine I to be completed in January 1994.
(U) FY 1995 Plans:
o Transfer responsibility of launch vehicle procurement to the payload integraters.
(U) Program Plan to Completion: Project efforts transferred in FY95.
D. (U) WORK PERFORMED BY:
(U) Major Contractors:
o Orbital Science Corporation, Space Data Division - Phoenix, AZ
o NASA
o CTA - Fairfax, VA.
o Martin Marietta, Astronautics - Denver, CO
o EER, Seabrook, MD
o McDonnell Douglas, Huntington Beach, CA
E. (U) COMPARISON WITH FY 1994 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY:
1. TECHNICAL CHANGES:
2. SCHEDULE CHANGES:
3. COST CHANGES:
F. (U) PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION:
o Flight Test Services Master Plan
o Environment Assessment
o Flight Test Plan
o Configuration Items Specification
o Software Requirements Specifications
o Software Top Level Design Requirement
o Acceptance Test Plan and Report
o Flight Test Data Report
G. (U) RELATED ACTIVITIES:
(U) Technology programs are coordinated among DoD and other BMDO agencies to preclude duplication of effort and take
advantage of jointly conducted missions wherever practical. BMDO program elements being supported by LCFTS include:
1101 Passive Sensors PE No. 0603214C
1105 Discrimination PE No. 0603215C
1110 Sensor Integration PE No. 0603215C
1201 Interceptor Comp Tech PE No. 0603217C
1202 Interceptor Integration PE No. 0603217C
1501 Survivability PE No. 0603214C/
PE No. 0603215C/
PE No. 0603216C
There is no unnecessary duplication of effort within BMDO or the DoD.
H. (U) OTHER APPROPRIATION FUNDS:
I. (U) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS: None.
J. (U) MILESTONE SCHEDULE:
o Project Clementine 2Q/FY94
o MSTI 3 3Q/FY94
o MSTI 3 3Q/FY94