14 C.F.R. Appendix A to Part 440—Information Requirements for Obtaining a Maximum Probable Loss Determination for Licensed Launch Activities
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
Any person requesting a maximum probable loss determination shall submit the following information to the Office, unless the Office has waived a particular information requirement under 14 CFR 440.7(c): I. General Information A. Mission description. 1. A description of mission parameters, including: a. Launch trajectory; b. Orbital inclination; and c. Orbit altitudes (apogee and perigee). 2. Flight sequence. 3. Staging events and the time for each event. 4. Impact locations. 5. Identification of the launch range facility, including the launch complex on the range, planned date of launch, and launch windows. 6. If the applicant has previously been issued a license to conduct launch activities using the same launch vehicle from the same launch range facility, a description of any differences planned in the conduct of proposed activities. B. Launch Vehicle Description. 1. General description of the launch vehicle and its stages, including dimensions. 2. Description of major systems, including safety systems. 3. Description of rocket motors and type of fuel used. 4. Identification of all propellants to be used and their hazard classification under the Hazardous Materials Table, 49 CFR 172.101. 5. Description of hazardous components. C. Payload. 1. General description of the payload, including type (e.g., telecommunications, remote sensing), propellants, and hazardous components or materials, such as toxic or radioactive substances. D. Flight Termination System. 1. Identification of any flight termination system (FTS) on the launch vehicle, including a description of operations and component location on the vehicle. II. Pre-Flight Processing Operations A. General description of pre-flight operations including vehicle processing consisting of an operational flow diagram showing the overall sequence and location of operations, commencing with arrival of vehicle components at the launch range facility through final safety checks and countdown sequence, and designation of hazardous operations, as defined in 14 CFR 440.3. For purposes of these information requirements, payload processing, as opposed to integration, is not a hazardous operation. B. For each hazardous operation, including but not limited to fueling, solid rocket motor build-up, ordnance installation, ordnance checkout, movement of hazardous materials, and payload integration: 1. Identification of location where each operation will be performed, including each building or facility identified by name or number. 2. Identification of facilities adjacent to the location where each operation will be performed and therefore exposed to risk, identified by name or number. 3. Maximum number of Government personnel and individuals not involved in licensed launch activities who may be exposed to risk during each operation. For Government personnel, identification of his or her employer. 4. Identification of launch range facility policies or requirements applicable to the conduct of operations. III. Flight Operations A. Identification of launch range facilities exposed to risk during launch vehicle lift-off and flight. B. Identification of accident failure scenarios, probability assessments for each, and estimation of risks to Government personnel, individuals not involved in licensed launch activities, and Government property, due to property damage or bodily injury. The estimation of risks for each scenario shall take into account the number of such individuals at risk as a result of lift-off and flight of a launch vehicle (on-range, off-range, and down-range) and specific, unique facilities exposed to risk. Scenarios shall cover the range of launch trajectories, inclinations and orbits for which authorization is sought in the license application. C. On-orbit risk analysis assessing risks posed by a launch vehicle to operational satellites. D. Reentry risk analysis assessing risks to Government personnel and individuals not involved in licensed launch activities as a result of reentering debris or reentry of the launch vehicle or its components. E. Trajectory data as follows: Nominal and 3-sigma lateral trajectory data in x, y, z and x (dot), y (dot), z (dot) coordinates in one-second intervals, data to be pad-centered with x being along the initial launch azimuth and continuing through impact for suborbital flights, and continuing through orbital insertion or the end of powered flight for orbital flights. F. Tumble-turn data for guided vehicles only, as follows: For vehicles with gimbaled nozzles, tumble turn data with zeta angles and velocity magnitudes stated. A separate table is required for each combination of fail times (every two to four seconds), and significant nozzle angles (two or more small angles, generally between one and five degrees). G. Identification of debris lethal areas and the projected number and ballistic coefficient of fragments expected to result from flight termination, initiated either by command or self-destruct mechanism, for lift-off, land overflight, and reentry. IV. Post-Flight Processing Operations A. General description of post-flight ground operations including overall sequence and location of operations for removal of vehicle components and processing equipment from the launch range facility and for handling of hazardous materials, and designation of hazardous operations. B. Identification of all facilities used in conducting post-flight processing operations. C. For each hazardous operation: 1. Identification of location where each operation is performed, including each building or facility identified by name or number. 2. Identification of facilities adjacent to location where each operation is performed and exposed to risk, identified by name or number. 3. Maximum number of Government personnel and individuals not involved in licensed launch activities who may be exposed to risk during each operation. For Government personnel, identification of his or her employer. 4. Identification of launch range facility policies or requirements applicable to the conduct of operations.
Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 440—FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Subpart A—Financial Responsibility for Licensed Launch Activities
Appendix A to Part 440—Information Requirements for Obtaining a Maximum Probable Loss Determination for Licensed Launch Activities
