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 of America
surface form: 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 program
surface form: 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 United States Space Force
surface form: 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 Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
this entity surface form: Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter – 3A
LDPE-3A relatedProgram Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter
this entity surface form: EELV Secondary Payload Adapter program
Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter relatedProgram Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) family