Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter

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The Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter is a U.S. Space Force payload platform designed to carry and maneuver small satellites in orbit for extended missions using its own propulsion system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orbital transfer and hosting vehicle ⓘ
space mission rideshare platform ⓘ
spacecraft payload adapter ⓘ
capability change orbit of hosted payloads ⓘ
host multiple payloads on a single launch ⓘ
support extended mission timelines beyond primary launch mission ⓘ
compatibleWith U.S. national security launch vehicles in the EELV class ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedBy U.S. defense space community (exact contractor not publicly specified) ⓘ
designedFor carrying small satellites as secondary payloads ⓘ
long‑duration missions in Earth orbit ⓘ
on‑orbit maneuvering of hosted payloads ⓘ
designHeritage ESPA‑class secondary payload adapters ⓘ
developedFor U.S. Space Force missions ⓘ
domain military space operations ⓘ
space access and rideshare ⓘ
hasPropulsion yes ⓘ
launchVehicleFamily EELV ⓘ
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle ⓘ
missionDurationCapability long‑duration on‑orbit operations ⓘ
missionProfile deployment or hosting of multiple small satellites ⓘ
insertion into orbit as a secondary payload adapter ⓘ
post‑separation orbital maneuvers using its own propulsion ⓘ
operator U.S. Space Force ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ
organizationTypeOfOperator military ⓘ
primaryFunction extend mission lifetimes of secondary payloads ⓘ
transport and maneuver small satellites in orbit ⓘ
propulsionType integrated onboard propulsion system ⓘ
purpose enable complex orbital geometries for small satellites ⓘ
increase flexibility for secondary payload missions ⓘ
provide maneuver capability to payloads that lack their own propulsion ⓘ
relatedProgram EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) family ⓘ
securityClassification partially classified program (public details limited) ⓘ
spaceEnvironment Earth orbit ⓘ
status U.S. Space Force capability (detailed status not widely public) ⓘ
supportsPayloadType rideshare payloads ⓘ
secondary payloads ⓘ
small satellites ⓘ
usedFor U.S. national security space missions ⓘ
operational smallsat missions ⓘ
technology demonstration payloads ⓘ

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USSF-67 → secondaryPayloadType → Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter ⓘ
LDPE-3A → usesPlatform → Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter ⓘ
LDPE-3A → acronymMeaning → Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter – 3A ⓘ
linked to: Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter
LDPE-3A → relatedProgram → EELV Secondary Payload Adapter program ⓘ
linked to: Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter
Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter → relatedProgram → EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) family ⓘ
linked to: Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter
LCROSS → spacecraftBus → EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA)-based bus ⓘ
linked to: Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter