A Preliminary Analysis of the Effect of Work-Arounds on Space System Performance and Procurement Requirements — A Proposal
Published 1980
This Note identifies a factor that appears to have been neglected in explaining the discrepancy between predicted and observed satellite lifetimes in orbit. This factor — extension of satellite life through ingenious "work-around" corrections — is not represented in current satellite replenishment models. The Note explores the effect of the omission on various measures of system performance, develops an analytical method of incorporating these work-arounds in replenishment models, and derives an initial estimate of the required parameters from a convenient database. Incorporating the effect of work-arounds dramatically improves system performance and lowers procurement requirements.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web Only
- Year: 1980
- Pages: 34
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: N-1260-AF
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Parish, Anson G. and William Sollfrey, A Preliminary Analysis of the Effect of Work-Arounds on Space System Performance and Procurement Requirements — A Proposal, RAND Corporation, N-1260-AF, 1980. As of July 12, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N1260.html
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Parish, Anson G. and William Sollfrey, A Preliminary Analysis of the Effect of Work-Arounds on Space System Performance and Procurement Requirements — A Proposal. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1980. https://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N1260.html.
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