Orbital Minotaur VI User Manual
Page 8
Minotaur IV • V • VI User’s Guide
Table of Contents
PAGE
6.4.1.7.1.
Launch Operations Requirements (OR) Inputs .......................................................... 70
6.4.1.8.
Payload Launch Site Integration Procedures .................................................................... 70
6.4.1.9.
ICD Verification Documentation ........................................................................................ 70
6.4.2.
Orbital Produced Documentation, Data, and Analyses ........................................................... 70
6.4.2.1.
Launch Vehicle to Payload ICD ........................................................................................ 71
6.4.2.2.
ICD Verification Documentation ........................................................................................ 71
6.4.2.3.
Preliminary Mission Analyses ........................................................................................... 71
6.4.2.4.
Coupled Loads Analyses (CLA) ........................................................................................ 71
6.4.2.5.
Integrated Launch Site Procedures ................................................................................... 71
6.4.2.6.
Missile System Pre-Launch Safety Package (MSPSP) Annex ......................................... 72
6.4.2.7.
PRD Mission Specific Annex ............................................................................................. 72
6.4.2.8.
Launch Operation Requirements (OR) ............................................................................. 72
6.4.2.9.
Mission Constraints Document (MCD) .............................................................................. 72
6.4.2.10.
Final Countdown Procedure ............................................................................................ 72
6.4.2.11.
Post-Launch Analyses..................................................................................................... 72
6.5.
Safety .......................................................................................................................................... 73
6.5.1.
System Safety Requirements .................................................................................................. 73
6.5.2.
System Safety Documentation ................................................................................................ 73
7.
GROUND AND LAUNCH OPERATIONS ......................................................................................... 74
7.1.
Launch Vehicle Integration Overview ......................................................................................... 75
7.1.1.
Planning and Documentation .................................................................................................. 75
7.1.2.
Guidance and Control Assembly Integration and Test Activities ............................................ 75
7.1.3.
PK Motor Integration and Test Activities ................................................................................. 76
7.1.4.
Mission Simulation Tests ......................................................................................................... 76
7.1.5.
Launch Vehicle Processing Facilities ...................................................................................... 76
7.2.
Payload Processing/Integration .................................................................................................. 77
7.2.1.
Payload Propellant Loading ..................................................................................................... 78
7.3.
Launch Operations ...................................................................................................................... 78
7.3.1.
Booster Assembly Stacking/Launch Site Preparation ............................................................. 78
7.3.2.
Final Vehicle Integration and Test ........................................................................................... 79
7.3.3.
Launch Vehicle Arming ............................................................................................................ 79
7.3.4.
Launch ..................................................................................................................................... 80
7.3.5.
Launch Control Organization ................................................................................................... 80
7.3.6.
Launch Rehearsals .................................................................................................................. 81
8.
OPTIONAL ENHANCED CAPABILITIES .......................................................................................... 82
8.1.
Separation System and Optional Mechanical Interfaces ............................................................ 82
8.2.
Conditioned Air ........................................................................................................................... 82
Release 2.0
June 2013
vii