Capabilities (continued)
Power and Thermal - same as a spacecraft.
Communication - same as a spacecraft.
Payloads
- Greater than 2000 lb. science
- Large structures fully deployed at launch
Efficiency
- Mid-latitude flights: 100 days with 12 hour cycles
- Polar flights: 100 days full sun or full night
- For comparison:
- LEO S/C: 33% efficiency (2,900 on target hours per 1 year mission)
- 100 day Polar ULDB flight: 100% efficiency (2,400 on target hours)