Launch description.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

An applicant's safety review document must contain the following information: (a) (1) Boundaries of the launch site; (2) Launch point location, including latitude and longitude; (3) Identity of any launch site operator of that proposed site; and (4) Identification of any facilities at the launch site that will be used for launch processing and flight. (b) (1) A written description of the launch vehicle. The description must include a table specifying the type and quantities of all hazardous materials on the launch vehicle and must include propellants, explosives, and toxic materials; and (2) A drawing of the launch vehicle that identifies: (i) Each stage, including strap-on motors; (ii) Physical dimensions and weight; (iii) Location of all safety critical systems, including any flight termination hardware, tracking aids, or telemetry systems; (iv) Location of all major launch vehicle control systems, propulsion systems, pressure vessels, and any other hardware that contains potential hazardous energy or hazardous material; and (v) For an unguided suborbital launch vehicle, the location of the rocket's center of pressure in relation to its center of gravity for the entire flight profile. (c) (d) (1) One drawing must depict the proposed nominal flight profile with downrange depicted on the abscissa and altitude depicted on the ordinate axis. The nominal flight profile must be labeled to show each planned staging event and its time after liftoff from launch through orbital inser

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 415.109