Environmental Impact Analysis Process. Abbreviated Environmental Assessment for P91-1 Argos Spacecraft

Abstract

The proposed action is to develop, manufacture, and launch an on-orbit operation of a single P91-1/ARGOS (hereinafter called ARGOS) spacecraft. All ARGOS (Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite) manufacturing and pre-launch servicing and checkout is carried out in contractor-owned and contractor-operated (COCO) facilities, (not at Vandenberg AFB) using what is known as a "Ship and Shoot" philosophy. The launch of ARGOS will be from Space Launch Complex 2 West (SLC-2W) at Vandenberg AFB. The environmental impacts of the Delta II launch vehicle are described in detail in the NASA/GSFC document: "Environmental Assessment for the Modification of Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California", dated September 1991, and a supplement to that EA dated November 1992". Eight experiments will be conducted for the ARGO S mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA413217

Entities

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Artificial Satellites
  • California
  • Earth Orbits
  • Environment
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Materials
  • Satellite Buses
  • Space Debris
  • Space Environments
  • Space Shuttles
  • Spacecraft
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites