Falcon 1 User's Guide - Rev 7 - FOIA and eLibrary website! - Nasa

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction 4
1.1. Revision History 4
1.2. Purpose 6
1.3. Company Description 6
1.4. Falcon Program Overview 6
1.5. Mission Management 7
2. Falcon 1 Launch Vehicles 8
2.1. Overview 8
2.1.1. Falcon 1 9
2.1.2. Falcon 1e 11
2.2. Availability 12
2.3. Reliability 13
2.4. Performance 15
2.5. Pricing 16
2.6. Standard Services 16
2.7. Non‐standard Services 16
2.8. Vehicle Axes/Attitude Definitions 17
3. Requirements & Environments 18
3.1. Mass Properties 18
3.2. Payload Interfaces 19
3.2.1. Falcon Payload Attach Fittings 19
3.2.2. Test Fittings and Fitcheck Policy 19
3.2.3. Electrical Design Criteria 19
3.3. Documentation Requirements 21
3.4. Payload Environments 23
3.4.1. Transportation Environments 23
3.4.2. Humidity, Cleanliness and Thermal Control 23
3.4.3. Payload Air Conditioning 24
3.4.4. Launch and Flight Environments 24
4. Facilities 32
4.1. Headquarters – Hawthorne, California 32
4.2. Washington, DC 32
4.3. Test Facility ‐ Central Texas 32
4.4. Launch Site – Kwajalein Atoll 33
4.4.1. Processing Services and Equipment 33
5. Launch Operations 36
5.1. Launch Control Organization 36
5.2. Mission Integration 37
5.2.1. Payload Transport to Launch Site 38
5.2.2. Payload Integration 38
5.2.3. Example Flight Profiles 41
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