Launch site location review—flight corridor.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) (1) Encompasses an area that the applicant estimates, in accordance with the requirements of this part, to contain debris with a ballistic coefficient of ≥3 pounds per square foot, from any non-nominal flight of a guided orbital expendable launch vehicle from the launch point to a point 5000 nm downrange, or where the IIP leaves the surface of the Earth, whichever is shorter; (2) Includes an overflight exclusion zone where the public risk criteria of 1 (3) Uses one of the methodologies provided in appendix A or B of this part. (b) (1) Encompasses an area that the applicant estimates, in accordance with the requirements of this part, to contain debris with a ballistic coefficient of ≥3 pounds per square foot, from any non-nominal flight of a guided sub-orbital expendable launch vehicle from the launch point to impact with the earth's surface; (2) Includes an impact dispersion area for the launch vehicle's last stage; (3) Includes an overflight exclusion zone where the public risk criteria of 1 × 10 (4) Uses one of the methodologies provided in appendix A or B to this part. (c) (i) Impact dispersion areas that the applicant estimates, in accordance with the requirements of this part, to contain the impact of launch vehicle stages from nominal flight of an unguided sub-orbital expendable launch vehicle from the launch point to impact with the earth's surface; and (ii) An overflight exclusion zone where the public risk criteria of 1 × 10 (2) An applicant shall base its analys

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 420.23