Satellite Integration Throughput

Routing payloads through integration bays, environmental test, and available launch capacity. Throughput depends on which stage runs out of room first.

Decision logic

See how the system settles into a new operating regime after one limit moves and another becomes decisive.

Decision question

Which stage upgrade changes delivered payload the most over the next planning cycle?

Model output

Best first upgrade+1 dedicated launch slot

Current payload2,400 kg/month

Next regimeIntegration caps near 2,600 kg/month

Active limits

Dedicated launches full
Integration bays 85% used

Key insight

Freeing a launch slot moves the system into a new operating regime, after which integration becomes the next governing limit.

First wall: dedicated launch slots → cap at 2,400 kg/month.

Fix it: +1 launch slot → throughput rises to ~2,600 kg/month.

Next wall: integration bays now cap throughput — the bottleneck has shifted.

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