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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 />

REV B D688-10009-1 xi

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