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United Aerospace Consortium- Space Launch Solutions





Who are we?
United Aerospace Consortium, LLC, also known as UAC, is a Meridonian federally-organized joint venture industry group that provides services contributing to space launches, including manufacturers for rockets, launch vehicles, payloads, boosters, subsystems, and others. United Aerospace Consortium consists of subsidiaries from over 200 subcontracting and component organizations, including space and aerospace giants such as Stelladyne, Laurein Space Launch Systems, Gruening Space Systems, Ausaine Corporation, Delta Electronics, and many others.

The subsidiaries of UAC have had a long history of success working with the Federal Spatial Advancement Administration, Meridon's federally-operated space research and exploration group, with mission profiles including the 1990 Marina Program, which landed Meridonian astronauts on the moon; the Whetū Whare space station's launch and sustainment from 1999-20011, and the Aries program.

UAC's mission is embodied by its motto- Making space for you. UAC and its component contributors aim to increase the accessibility of the final frontier by providing reliable, safe, and effective options and designs for end customers to accomplish their spaceflight goals and promote the safe and sustainable utilization of outer space as a place of exploration, learning, commercial viability, and shared resource of all people across the globe.


What do we do?
United Aerospace Consortium primarily provides launch services to end-use customers, but is also available to provide a wide variety of services such as satellite repair and recovery, resupply, scientific research missions, crew and passenger (incl. space tourism) services, and other missions upon request. UAC may, dependent on the availability of resources, offer design expertise and subcontracting in the development of payloads, mission planning services, strategic planning, and other such services with the approval of the Board of Directors.

UAC's launch platforms and subcontractors are generally capable of performing most missionsets required of end customers. UAC representatives are available to discuss missionsets available upon request.


Contracts and disclaimers
United Aerospace Consortium, LLC, operates as a company providing above-listed services to customers in accordance with Meridonian federal legislation regulating the conduct of space launches. Due to the inherent risk involved with space launches, spaceflight, rocketry, and advanced machinery and equipment that supports or enables these services, United Aerospace Consortium requires launch customers to be aware of the following stipulations, which are assumed to have been read and understood with the submission of an application.

United Aerospace Consortium, its employees (to include for the purpose of this agreement flight, mission, engineering, maintenance, mission specialist, and other employees provided to UAC by the Federal Spatial Administration Agency), and its subsidiary companies maintain legal liability for and owner/operatorship of launch vehicles, support apparati, and other such items required for the conduct of space launch operations, and temporarily obtain legal liability and/or owner/operatorship of customer payloads, personnel, and equipment while being handled by UAC or its affiliates. Unless otherwise contractually stated, UAC's legal liability and/or owner/operatorship of items originally belonging to a customer begins upon receipt by UAC or its affiliates and terminates with the successful execution of a contract or its termination. UAC retains the right to terminate a contract at any time for any reason, however UAC remains committed to accomplish contract requirements with all reasonable efforts. Unless caused by issues beyond the control of the UAC and its affiliates, cancelled missions are entitled to a full refund and return of payload/mission equipment if possible.

UAC ensures the safe delivery of payload or passengers to a contracted final destination point, after which depending on mission profile it may retain owner/operatorship of for an indefinite period as the mission profile requires; however upon a payload reaching its final destination point where it is either deployed, offloaded, transferred, et cetera; UAC is released from all legal liability and owner/operatorship for said payload or passenger. UAC will not be held responsible for payloads that malfunction after their deployment unless otherwise provided for in a contract. Customers may be held liable for negative mission impacts caused by payload or passengers.

Unless otherwise authorized by the Defense Department's Cooperative Defense Initiative Office, UAC will not accept contracts that contain weaponry of any kind or are primarily military in nature, excluding the delivery of certain military reconnaissance satellites and delivery of life support materials (food, water, oxygen, etc.) to military stations. For certain allied countries, UAC is able to guarantee technological security integrity for launched payloads.


Discounts, launch packages, and caveats
UAC is capable of providing discounts including blanket discounts and per-launch discounts to recurring customers and allies of Meridon, and other customers deemed fit by the Board of Directors. Customers with formal alliances with the Federal Republic of Meridon, payload and mission profile dependent, may be authorized to bring payload and/or crew for deployment on missions paid for by the Meridonian federal government at a substantial discount upon request.

For payloads that prevent the carriage of additional payload due to weight or profile constraints, full cost will be assessed. Wherever possible, the UAC will attempt to condense missions into as few flights as is possible to reduce customer costs.


Questions and Contact Information
United Aerospace Consortium's corporate headquarters are located at 111 Industry Court, Kohaku, Kohaku District, Helena Territory (KH-8214), and may be addressed directly to the Board of Directors, United Aerospace Consortium. An application format will not be provided- UAC encourages formal, well-written communiques with effort made in their writing, and for customers to detail their launch and mission requirements and designs in detail so that United Aerospace Consortium can develop an appropriate mission profile package for you. Posts with little or no effort will be disregarded and/or removed.

Questions, comments, or concerns? Feel free to ask via telegram. Please do not in any circumstance use this thread for out-of-character communication of any sort.


Services Available





LAUNCH SERVICES
Overview
Utilizing a fleet of highly-modern launch vehicles, UAC is capable of launching customer payloads into a low earth orbit regime (130-400 mile apogee, payload dependent) to perform their missions. UAC launch service packages include payload mating, integration, delivery and deployment, and UAC is capable of utilizing customer-provided or UAC-supplied orbital booster stages to lift payloads into regimes from higher LEO to interplanetary transfers. All UAC flights are conducted in accordance with the FSAA's strict guidelines on mission safety and efficiency, and every staff member who contributes to your mission is an FSAA-accredited and/or employed industry professional, well-trained, managed, and instructed in their craft to ensure the safe and effective delivery of your payload. All manned flights are conducted by active FSAA-employed astronauts and equipment will be handled by mission specialists specifically trained to ensure your payload has the highest chance of producing its desired results after release.

At current, UAC is able to offer two vehicles for launch contract: the Aries Orbital Carrier Vehicle, and the Whiteflash II rocket.

Whiteflash II
Whiteflash II is a two-stage expendable, medium lift, crew-rated launch vehicle designed specifically for the placement of the Marina Crew Service Module (MCSM) utilized during the Marina moon landing programs into low-earth orbit regime for rendezvous with low-earth orbital objects or low-endurance missions, however it is equally capable of launching payloads of 20 tons or less into low earth orbit, which may then proceed to other destinations on their own propulsion. Whiteflash II was designed to be a simple, low-cost solution for launches into low earth orbit and available for rapid launch into orbit as a contingency vehicle for the Marina program launches. It is crew-rated, however, since the retirement of the MCSM in favor of launches from Aries, it has not conducted a crewed launch since 2002.

Whiteflash’s launch capacity has been primarily overtaken by Aries due to its drastically decreased launch cost , however it is currently launching the remaining stacks available at a slight loss to clear inventory prior to product expiry. Unlike the Aries, however, Whiteflash II is able to carry ‘outsize’ cargo that is too long to fit in Aries’ cargo bay. Both stages are expendable. The upper stage utilizes a Stack Control Unit (SCU) to unify payload and rocket guidance computers to issue steering and attitude guidance, which primarily utilizes a payload’s own gyroscoping reaction control wheels or thrusters as well as engine gimbal. Payloads that do not possess powerful enough reaction wheels or thrusters can mount an additional 200 kg flywheel package that allows the SCU to independently provide attitude adjustment. Whiteflash launch vehicles are being sold for launch in Meridon, however with an additional fee of $3 million for shipping, ULC will ship launch vehicles and payload fairings to any location of desire via ship.


Aries OCV
The Aries Orbital Carrier Vehicle (OCV) is class of Meridonian fully-reusable, single-stage-to-orbit spaceplanes operated by the Federal Spatial Advancement Administration, with a single model operated by the Meridon Air Forces for clandestine missions. Its program and official name, the Orbital Carrier Vehicle, is indicative of its purpose as a cargo carrier, however it is capable of extended-term stays in orbit as well as crew transfer.

Design and development for what would become the Aries began in the early 1980s as a proof of concept by independent researcher Levi Pelesa, and later his wife, Ashley. Both hired by Laurein Aerospace's Space Launch division in 1985 as engineers, Laurein pitched the concept to the FSAA in 1986 as a radical solution following the impending retirement of the Whiteflash series of launch vehicles for human spaceflight, proposing radically reduced costs per launch, higher flight availability, and the ability to operate using reduced infrastructural costs. The project was one of the most expensive government-funded projects in the history of Meridon, with development costs- particularly for the engine systems, which ran in excess of one trillion dollars over its lifespan in total and required the involvement of Marquesan assistance in development. Conducting atmospheric and ground test flights and operations throughout the mid to late 2010s, the first development shuttle, Aries, conducted a suborbital and then orbital flight in 2019.

Aries shuttles form the backbone of Meridonian space exploration capability. Five have been built, with four in active service with the FSAA. A fifth was built as a mockup, static reference and for spare parts. It is capable of delivering a payload of up to 37 tons into low earth orbit, and is capable of landing on most military-grade runways with lengths of 10,000 feet or more.

Aries flight missions are the premier space launch option offered by United Aerospace Consortium, offering low cost, flexibility, and wide-scale options. Prices listed are for cargo launches only- however Aries flights are available for mission profiles including space station resupply, space tourism, medium-term (up to 3 week) research flights with cargo-bay mounted habitation suites, satellite repair and recovery, and more.

Limitations
Payload(s) are limited by dimension and weight constraints based on the launch platform selected.

Whiteflash II- 20 tons maximum

Aries OCV- 35 tons maximum, payload bay dimensions 8.2m x 3m x 3.2m

Pricing
All prices listed are base pricing and are able to be negotiated or adjusted dependent on contract at UAC's discretion.

Base pricing (payload weight-cost):
Aries OCV: $1,300/kg payload
Whiteflash II: $5,000/kg payload

Additional services:
Manual deployment (requiring EVA for any purpose): $5,000 per hour. Minimum charge of $3,000.
Transfer booster mounting/carriage: Surcharge of $1,700,000 plus the booster's weight-cost. Surcharge reduced to $1,100,000 if utilizing a UAC-produced booster.
Special services: Available with pricing upon request.

EQUIPMENT SALES
Overview
Dependent on equipment and availability, UAC is able to sell equipment utilized for or in support of spaceflights to national or commercial spaceflight organizations. UAC is backed by an intensive Meridonian and international research and technological base dedicated to bringing well-designed, effective, and reliable equipment to end users. UAC deliveries are made via standard international air or sea transport dependent on the needs of the customer, or utilizing specialized air or sea charters if required.

This list may be updated or changed periodically based on new deliveries.

Current Offerings
  • Whiteflash II Crew-Rated Medium Lift System (Link Pending)- $100,000,000

RESUPPLY SERVICES/CREW TRANSFER
Overview
Utilizing its fleet of Aries Orbital Carrier Vehicles, UAC can conduct station resupply and crew transfer missions both to and from stations orbiting in low-earth-orbit regimes. What's more, Aries vehicles are capable of delivering payload or passengers from orbit to any airstrip worldwide with a military-grade runway of 10,000 feet length or longer, eliminating transport costs accrued by shipping precious materials or astronauts worldwide. Resupply and transfer missions can be conducted both ways, delivering and offloading crew and cargo both in one launch.

Limitations
Aries Orbital Carrier Vehicles can not launch from sites not specifically prepared for their launch. At current, locations for Aries launches only exist in Meridon. Additional fees are imposed for landings at non-equipped locations with payload to arrange for their transport back to Meridon for launch. Aries is not capable of delivering supplies beyond low earth orbital regimes- remotely piloted supply launches beyond low earth orbit should be booked as payload launches.

Pricing
All prices listed are base pricing and are able to be negotiated or adjusted dependent on contract at UAC's discretion.
Supply delivery: $1,700/kg payload up to stations with 200 mile apogees, $2,200/kg payload to stations from 200-300 mile apogees, $2,500/kg payload to stations from 300-400 mile apogees. Minimum payload is 2,000kg.
Crew transfer: $243,000 per passenger from launch to station, $74,000 per passenger from station to landing.
Material return: $600/kg payload from station to landing.
Landings at non-UAC fields: $7,860,000.
Special services: Available with pricing upon request.

SATELLITE REPAIR/RECOVERY
Overview
Aries OCVs are capable of rendezvousing with and providing repair and/or recovery services to satellites to provide repair, upgrades, updates, mid-life extensions or other services as requested by the customer. Mission specialists trained and briefed extensively in orbital repair and refurbishment operations will carry out work on contracted satellites to return them to operational service, upgrade them to include new capabilities or equipment, or refurbish them as requested by the customer.

Alternatively, Aries' significant bring-back capacity allows it to not only recovery satellites, but even to deliver them directly to non-UAC staffed runways worldwide provided said runways have at least 10,000 feet in length of military-grade runways.

Limitations
Aries is limited to recovering satellites weighing less than 25 tons from orbits with apogees of 200-300 miles and 15 tons above 300 miles. Recovery operations must be able to be stowed within the confines of Aries' payload bay. UAC will not conduct payload recovery of satellites that may cause damage to vehicles or personnel, nor will it conduct recovery of satellites not owned by the contracting party. Delivery to non-UAC runways incurs extra cost.

Pricing
Satellite repair:Base cost of $40,000,000 plus material costs, additional costs of $6,500 per hour spent in EVA. Minimum charge of $4,000 in hourly rate.
Recovery: Base cost of $95,000,000, additional costs of $6,500 per hour spent in EVA. Minimum charge of $4,000 in hourly rate; $600/kg payload returned.
Landings at non-UAC fields: $7,860,000.
Special services: Available with pricing upon request.

SPACE TOURISM AND RESEARCH MISSIONS
Overview
The Aries' payload bay allows for the mounting of hull-integrated habitation, research, and surveillance stations for short to mid-term research projects in low earth orbital regimes. Its life support systems are capable of sustaining 8 crew members onboard for up to three weeks with the proper provision of habitation, food, and water, and the payload bay can mount sensors, scientific equipment, and other material for the conduct of any sort or set of space-based experimentation needs required by any end customer.

Aries is also suitable for the carriage of up to eight passengers for space tourism purposes, conducting shorter stays in low earth orbit.

Limitations
Aries is limited to 3 consecutive weeks in orbit on self-sustaining missions. Mission profiles may be repeated. Habitation payloads can not exceed 25 tons with apogees from 200-300 miles, and can not exceed 15 tons with apogees from 300-400 miles.

In pursuit of UAC's goals of scientific advancement and exploration, tourism-based missions rank last on launch precedence orders and may be bumped or relocated to accommodate scientific missions.

Pricing
Research missions: Price is payload and mission profile dependent.
Space tourism missions: Price is payload and mission profile dependent.
Special services: Available with pricing upon request.

CONSULTING AND SUBCONTRACTING
Overview
Upon request and availability, UAC is able to provide consultative and contracted design services to aid your agency in deciding and designing payloads, equipment, mission profiles, and other space-related documentation, material, and items utilizing its network of industry spaceflight professionals.
Limitations
Consultative services are dependent on availability of representatives, preferential allocation is given to Meridonian allies and repeat customers.
Pricing
Special services: Available with pricing upon request.

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