NPSAT1 Missile System Pre-launch Safety Package (MSPSP)
Abstract
NPSAT1 will be launched as a secondary payload on the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Atlas V. The Atlas V will provide a medium lift capability in the EELV class of launch vehicles. NPSATI will be mated to the Atlas V using the EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA). The design and operations of NPSATI will require that the space vehicle pose no hazards to ground support equipment personnel the launch vehicle or other payloads. Potential hazards include structural failure inadvertent deployment of antennas or other mechanisms inadvertent radio frequency emissions and other hazards. The scope of this thesis is to assess the safety risks associated with NPSATI for all activities occurring at the launch site through orbit insertion. This includes ground testing at the integration site as well as in-flight operations prior to and shortly after separation from the launch vehicle. All hazards associated with NPSATI are to be enumerated and assessed for criticality. Hazard mitigation is to be presented preferably through subsystem design but may also be performed through operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA424941
Entities
People
- Gary L. Prater
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School