SSCMAN91-710V2 — Range Safety User Requirements Manual - Flight Safety Requirements

SSCMAN91-710V2 governs flight safety requirements for vehicles launched and operations conducted from Space Systems Command ranges.

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  • Publication number: SSCMAN91-710V2
  • Title: RANGE SAFETY USER REQUIREMENTS MANUAL - FLIGHT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
  • Date: 2022-12-27

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It includes requirements for ballistic missiles, space vehicles, cruise missiles, remotely piloted vehicles, rockets, balloons, directed energy systems, and large nuclear systems. Flight Safety Requirements approval is required before covered operations, but approval alone does not permit an operation.

Applies to: This volume applies to all Range Users conducting or supporting range operations.

Topics covered

  • Flight safety requirements
  • Flight analysis approval
  • Data requirements
  • Trajectory safety margins
  • Land overflight
  • Impact restrictions
  • Directed energy plans
  • Large nuclear systems

Questions and answers

What approval is required before covered range operations?

Flight Safety Requirements approval is a necessary prerequisite for conducting operations covered by this volume.

Does Flight Safety Requirements approval permit an operation?

By itself, Flight Safety Requirements approval does not constitute permission to conduct an operation.

What license must commercial users have to provide launch services from an SSC range?

Commercial users intending to provide launch services from one of the ranges shall have a license or license application in process from the Department of Transportation's FAA or have a DoD sponsorship and be accepted by the DoD to use the ER or WR.

What sponsorship is required for foreign government organizations or foreign entities?

Foreign government organizations or other foreign entities shall be sponsored by an appropriate US government organization or be a customer of a Range User.

Who approves tailored versions of SSCMAN 91-710?

In accordance with SSCI 91-701, The Space Systems Command Launch and Range Safety Program, all tailored versions of SSCMAN 91-710 are approved by the Space Launch Delta (SLD) Commander.

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