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SATELLITE Conference :: Hosted Payload
The State of Hosted Payloads: A Foundation for the Future |
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The cost of access to space continues to rise as the ability of governments to fund all of their required missions wanes. U.S. National Space Policy calls for an increasing commercial role in space goods and services acquisition and hosting payloads on commercial satellites can fill requirements in a timely and cost-effective fashion. In 2011 the Hosted Payload Alliance formed, the USAF SMC Hosted Payload Program Office was established, and the momentum of hosted payloads is increasing. While activity in hosted payloads is rising, will 2012 be the critical turning point in commercial hosted payloads becoming a core element to the government space program? This session will provide an overview of the state of hosted payloads and provide the insights of industry analysts on the prospects for hosted payloads. [more] |
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50 Years of Hosting Payloads-- Lessons Learned from the Largest Purveyors of Space |
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As was recently stated at an SMC workshop, the US Government has been involved in hosting payloads for multiple decades, and many lessons have been learned in the process. This panel will discuss applicable lessons learned, such as flight qualification issues, design and integration issues, and the value of collocated capabilities. What are the mission complexities involved, and what are the solutions employed for solving those issues? Hear first hand from these government officials how these issues are relevant to any scenario regarding hosting payloads on commercial platforms, and what are the ideal qualifications required to ensure mutual success. [more] |
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Non-Traditional Acquisition Initiatives: A Necessary Partnership |
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Nearly two years ago, the President of the United States published the National Space Policy calling for departments and agencies to actively explore the use of inventive, nontraditional arrangements for acquiring commercial space goods and services to meet United States Government requirements. This panel will highlight the leadership of civil agencies and military departments that are applying public-private partnerships, commercial procurement practices and commercially hosted payloads. What inventive arrangements that leverage commercial space systems, capacities, and practices will broaden human space flight, scientific exploration, civil navigation, and affordable, resilient capabilities for our coalition warfighters? [more] |
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CHIRP: Success Through Shared Risks |
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In these days of shrinking budgets and expanding program costs, government program offices are looking for innovative ways to accomplish their goals with better efficiency and less cost. In 2008, the US Ai Force's Space and Missile Systems Center's Development Planning Directorate (SMC/XRF) took a bold step in this direction and funded an unsolicited proposal from SES Government Solutions, and its industry partners, Orbital Sciences and SAIC, to host an Air Force infrared sensor on a commercial communications satellite. The program, the Commercially Hosted Infra-Red Payload (CHIRP), has been a resounding success and has stimulated a whole new market for hosted payloads that we are seeing germinate all over the industry. This session will examine the inventive teaming arrangements and approaches which leveraged commercial best practices, allowing the government to place capability in orbit in less than three years from contract award to launch. [more] |
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Joint Capability Procurement via Hosted Payloads |
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In the spring of 2012, a UHF hosted payload owned by the Australian Defence Force will launch aboard the Intelsat IS-22 spacecraft. A significant portion of the payload will be used by the U.S. Department of Defense under an inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding. The entire UHF Hosted Payload process--from contract to MOU to launch--happened in less than 3 years. The panel will explore the process which enabled the procurement and MOU negotiation to happen. What were the key elements of procurement success for ADF? How did the U.S. DoD and ADF negotiate access to the Payload so rapidly? What were the key lessons learned by the Hosted Payload industry team in contracting and building the UHF payload? Panelists will discuss the use of hosted payloads for joint U.S. and international capability development, and will share insights into the future of joint capability hosted payloads for the U.S and other international endeavors. [more] |
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