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Air Force To Release Final RFP For OSP-3 By End Of April

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

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The Air Force will release the final Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Orbital/Suborbital small and medium lift program (OPS-3) by the end of April, according to an Air Force Space Command spokesman. The goal of OSP-3 is two-fold: lifting satellites weighing 400 lbm (pound mass) to 4,000 lbm and 4,000 lbm to 20,000+ lbm into Low Earth Orbit (or equivalent), including suborbital capabilities, according to a notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities. The primary objective of OSP-3 is to…

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