<p>October 21st, 2015
Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle
PAYLOAD USER’S GUIDE
Rev 2
Approved for Public Release
Cleared for Open Publication by Office of Security Review.
Falcon User’s Guide
Revision 2
© 2015 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. All rights reserved.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Introduction
5
1.1
User’s Guide Purpose
5
1.2
Company Description
5
1.3
Falcon Program Overview
6
1.4
Falcon Launch Vehicle Safety
6
1.5
Falcon Reliability
7
1.6
Pricing
9
2. Vehicles
10
2.1
Falcon 9 Vehicle Overview
10
2.2
Structure and Propulsion
10
2.3
Retention, Release and Separation Systems
12
2.4
Avionics, and Guidance, Navigation and Control
12
2.5
Coordinate Frame
12
3. Performance
14
3.1
Available Injection Orbits
14
3.2 Mass-to-Orbit Capability
14
3.3 Mass Properties
15
3.4
Launch Windows
16
3.5
Flight Attitude
16
3.6
Orbit Insertion Accuracy
16
3.7
Separation Attitude and Accuracy
16
3.8 Multiple Payloads
17
3.9
Secondary Payloads
17
4. Environments
18
4.1
Transportation Environments
18
4.2
Temperature, Humidity and Cleanliness
18
4.3
Flight Environments
19
4.3.1 Loads
19
4.3.2 Sine Vibration
21
4.3.3 Acoustic
23
4.3.4 Shock
26
4.3.5 Radio Frequency
27
4.3.6 Fairing Internal Pressure
30
4.3.7 Payload Temperature Exposure during Flight
31
4.3.8 Free Molecular Heating
32
4.4
Environmental Compatibility Verification
32
5.
Interfaces
34
5.1 Mechanical Interfaces
34
5.1.1 Payload Adapters and Separation Systems
34
5.1.2 Payload Fairing
36
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5.2
Electrical Interfaces
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5.2.1 Connectivity during Payload Processing and on Launch Pad
37
5.2.2 Falcon-to-Payload Command Interface
39
5.2.3 Timing Services
40
5.3
Interface Compatibility Verification Requirements
40
6. Facilities
41
6.1
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
41
6.1.1 CCAFS Personnel Accommodations
41
6.2
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California