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Minotaur I User’s Guide Section 6.0 – Mission Integration
6.5. Safety
6.5.1. System Safety Requirements
In the initial phases of the mission integration effort, regulations and instructions that apply to spacecraft
design and processing are reviewed. Not all safety regulations will apply to a particular mission
integration activity. Tailoring the range requirements to the mission unique activities will be the first step in
establishing the safety plan.
Before a spacecraft arrives at the processing site, the payload organization must provide the cognizant
range safety office with certification that the system has been designed and tested in accordance with
applicable safety requirements (e.g. AFSPCM 91-710 for CCAFS and VAFB). Spacecraft must also
comply with the specific payload processing facility safety requirements. Orbital will provide the customer
assistance and guidance regarding applicable safety requirements.
It cannot be overstressed that the applicable safety requirements should be considered in the earliest
stages of spacecraft design. Processing and launch site ranges discourage the use of waivers and
variances. Furthermore, approval of such waivers cannot be guaranteed.
6.5.2. System Safety Documentation
For each Minotaur mission, Orbital acts
as the interface with Range Safety. In order to fulfill this role,
Orbital requires safety information from the payload. For launches from either the Eastern or Western
Ranges, AFSPCM 91-710 provides detailed range safety regulations. To obtain approval to use the
launch site facilities, specific data must be prepared and submitted to Orbital. This information includes a
description of each payload hazardous system and evidence of compliance with safety requirements for
each system. Drawings, schematics, and assembly and handling procedures, including proof test data for
all lifting equipment, as well as any other information that will aid in assessing the respective systems
should be included. Major categories of hazardous systems are ordnance devices, radioactive materials,
propellants, pressurized systems, toxic materials, cryogenics, and RF radiation. Procedures relating to
these systems as well as any procedures relating to lifting operations or battery operations should be
prepared for safety review submittal. Orbital will provide this information to the appropriate safety offices
for approval.
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