Launch Safety: Lightning Criteria for Expendable Launch Vehicles
other · Rule · Direct final rule; request for comments. · Published 2011-06-08 · Effective 2011-07-25 · 76 FR 33139
Document
Document number
2011-14146
Federal Register citation
76 FR 33139
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule; request for comments.
Category
other
Publication date
2011-06-08
Effective date
2011-07-25
FAA docket
Docket No. FAA-2011-0181
Abstract
The FAA is amending its lightning commit criteria to account for new information about the risks of natural and triggered lightning. This action amends flight criteria for mitigating against naturally occurring lightning and lightning triggered by the flight of an expendable launch vehicle through or near an electrified environment in or near a cloud. These changes will increase launch availability and implement changes already adopted by the United States Air Force.