Averius Space Program

Summary

In 801, the Second Empire of Averius, with the aid of Baltocarpathia, started a space program. On 31 August, 804, the Second Empire of Averius created the Ministry of Space Exploration, and put the space program as its own office under the name of the Averius Space Program.

Funding

The government provides G$3 million ($12 billion irl) to this space program.

Projects

Project Eagle

Project Eagle was the first project involving moving payloads into orbit.

Rockets and Satellites

Rockets

List of Rockets

Model	Price per Launch	Launches	Specifications
Eagle	G$5,000	Launches Eagle 1 (March 2007; Failure) Eagle 2 (May 2007; Failure) Eagle 3 (July 2007; Failure) Eagle 4 (September 2007; Success) Eagle 5 (November 2007; Success)	Specifications Displacement: 35 tons Length: 25 m Diameter: 1.7 m Stage 1: 500 kN Rocket Engine LOx/RP-1 Propellant Stage 2: 30 kN Rocket Engine LOx Propellant Payload: 500 kg to LEO Success Rate: 40%
Eagle X	G$18,000	Launches Eagle X alpha (1 rocket; 1 launch; 2008) Eagle X beta (2 rockets; 4 launches; 2008) Eagle X gamma (1 rocket; 5 launches; 2009) Eagle X delta (1 rocket; 10 launches; 2010) Eagle X epsilon (5 rockets; 25 launces; 2011)	Specifications Displacement: 510 tons Length: 70 m Diameter: 3.7 m Stage 1: 9x 1,000 kN Rocket Engine LOx/RP-1 Propellant Stage 2: 1,000 kN Rocket Engine LOx/RP-1 Propellant Payload: 15 tons to LEO 5 tons to GEO Success Rate: 93.33% Eagle X alpha (0% - F@T) Eagle X beta (50% - F@L) Eagle X gamma (100%) Eagle X delta (100%) Eagle X epsilon (100%)
Eagle X5	G$18,000	Launches Eagle X5 (5 rockets; 30 launch; 2012) Eagle X5 (5 rockets; 30 launch; 2013) Eagle X5 (5 rockets; 30 launch; 2014) Eagle X5 (5 rockets; 30 launch; 2015) Eagle X5 (5 rockets; 30 launch; 2016)	Specifications Displacement: 550 tons Length: 75 m Diameter: 3.7 m Stage 1: 9x 1,000 kN Rocket Engine LOx/RP-1 Propellant Stage 2: 1,000 kN Rocket Engine LOx/RP-1 Propellant Payload: 25 tons to LEO 10 tons to GEO Success Rate: 100%

Satellites

List of Satellites

Satellite	Price per Satellite	Number	Specifications
SECSAT	G$1,000	9	Use: Secure Communications Embassy Communications Spy Communication Communications: 50 GHz to 60 GHz (10,000,000,000 channels) Custom End-to-End Encryption
GEOSAT	G$1,000	36	Use: GPS (0.5 m to 2.5 m accuracy) Communications: 4 GHz to 5 GHz (1,000,000,000 channels) 1.5 GHz to 1.6 GHz (100,000,000 GPS channels)
COMSAT	G$1,000	60	Use: Civilian Communications Communications: 5 GHz to 6 GHz (1,000,000,000 military communications channels) 4 GHz to 5 GHz (1,000,000,000 satellite communications channels) 3.5 GHz to 4 GHz (500,000,000 mobile phone communications channels) 2.2 GHz to 2.4 GHz (200,000,000 satellite radio channels) 1.6 GHz to 2 GHz (400,000,000 mobile phone communications channels) End-to-End Encryption
MILSAT	G$1,000	60	Use: Military Communications Communications: 50 GHz to 60 GHz (10,000,000,000 channels) 5 GHz to 6 GHz (1,000,000,000 military communications channels) 4 GHz to 5 GHz (1,000,000,000 satellite communications channels) 3 GHz to 3.5 GHz (S-Band Radar) End-to-End Encryption
SPYSAT	G$1,000	30	Use: Spy Satellite Communications: 90 GHz to 100 GHz (Military Imaging Radar) 50 GHz to 60 GHz (10,000,000,000 channels) 5 GHz to 6 GHz (1,000,000,000 military communications channels) 4 GHz to 5 GHz (1,000,000,000 satellite communications channels) 3 GHz to 3.5 GHz (S-Band Radar) End-to-End Encryption