Sea Launch User's Guide
Sea Launch User's Guide
Sea Launch User's Guide
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Weather conditions .................................................................................................. 8-19<br />
Year-round launch capability................................................................................... 8-19<br />
Link bridge operations ............................................................................................. 8-20<br />
<strong>Launch</strong> readiness review (LRR) .............................................................................. 8-21<br />
<strong>Launch</strong> vehicle erection ........................................................................................... 8-21<br />
Evacuation of personnel........................................................................................... 8-22<br />
Propellant loading .................................................................................................... 8-22<br />
Second "go" poll ...................................................................................................... 8-22<br />
Zenit-3SL in vertical configuration.......................................................................... 8-22<br />
<strong>Launch</strong> control center............................................................................................... 8-23<br />
Mission director control........................................................................................... 8-24<br />
8.4 Flight Operations ................................................................................................... 8-25<br />
Range tracking and telemetry................................................................................... 8-25<br />
Range coordination .................................................................................................. 8-25<br />
Weather .................................................................................................................... 8-25<br />
Other......................................................................................................................... 8-26<br />
Zenit-3SL flight operations...................................................................................... 8-26<br />
Block-DM flight operations..................................................................................... 8-26<br />
Postlaunch reports.................................................................................................... 8-27<br />
9. HOME PORT FACILITIES AND SEA LAUNCH VESSELS .................................... 9-1<br />
Overview............................................................................................................................. 9-1<br />
Home Port location ............................................................................................................. 9-3<br />
9.1 Home Port Facilities ................................................................................................ 9-5<br />
Payload processing facility ........................................................................................ 9-5<br />
Processing and fueling cells....................................................................................... 9-7<br />
Fuel storage room and oxidizer storage room............................................................ 9-7<br />
Control rooms ............................................................................................................ 9-7<br />
Garment change rooms .............................................................................................. 9-7<br />
Air lock ...................................................................................................................... 9-7<br />
Encapsulation cell ...................................................................................................... 9-8<br />
Lobby ......................................................................................................................... 9-8<br />
Ordnance facility........................................................................................................ 9-8<br />
Customer warehouse/storage facilities....................................................................... 9-8<br />
The pier ...................................................................................................................... 9-8<br />
Building 4................................................................................................................... 9-8<br />
Building 3................................................................................................................... 9-8<br />
Transportation services .............................................................................................. 9-9<br />
9.2 Assembly and Command Ship.............................................................................. 9-10<br />
Functions and characteristics ................................................................................... 9-10<br />
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