Launch Services
Design and operate launch vehicles that deploy payloads to the required altitude — safely, reliably, and repeatably.
Role
Launch Services are responsible for getting the mission off the ground. Everything else depends on you doing this well.
Team Brief — How You Work With Other Teams
Mission Instrumentation and Satellite Services design and build the payload. They will tell you the payload mass, target deployment altitude, and any special constraints.
Your job is to design and operate a launch system that can meet those requirements so the mission can succeed.
You work closely with Command & Control to ensure the launch is safe and authorised, and with Mission Communications to provide accurate launch context for the mission story.
Capabilities Progression
- Level 1: Launch Pad — stable base, blast protection, safety zones
- Level 2: Single Bottle Rocket — baseline launcher for testing payloads
- Level 3: Double Bottle Rocket — increased thrust for heavier payloads
- Level 4: Triple Bottle Rocket — higher thrust and improved reliability
- Level 5: Separating Booster — staged flight for increased altitude
What Success Looks Like
- The payload reaches the agreed altitude
- The launch is conducted safely, with no uncontrolled risk to people or the environment
- The launch system behaves predictably and repeatably
- Other teams can rely on your performance when planning more ambitious missions
When Launch Services succeed, the agency can aim higher — literally and figuratively.
