14 CFR Part 420
33 sections · 5 appendices · 4 subparts · Amended 2026-09-15
LICENSE TO OPERATE A LAUNCH SITE
Authority51 U.S.C. 50901-50923.
SourceDocket No. FAA-1999-5833, 65 FR 62861, Oct. 19, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A— General 4 sections
Subpart B— Criteria and Information Requirements for Obtaining a License 11 sections
- § 420.15 Information requirements.
- § 420.17 Bases for issuance of a license.
- § 420.19 Launch site location review—general.
- § 420.21 Launch site location review—launch site boundary.
- § 420.23 Launch site location review—flight corridor.
- § 420.25 Launch site location review—risk analysis.
- § 420.27 Launch site location review—information requirements.
- § 420.29 Launch site location review for unproven launch vehicles.
- § 420.30 Launch site location review for permitted launch vehicles.
- § 420.31 Agreements.
- § 420.32-420.40 -420.40 [Reserved]
Subpart C— License Terms and Conditions 5 sections
Subpart D— Responsibilities of a Licensee 13 sections
- § 420.51 Responsibilities—general.
- § 420.53 Control of public access.
- § 420.55 Scheduling of launch site operations.
- § 420.57 Notifications.
- § 420.59 Mishap plan.
- § 420.61 Records.
- § 420.63 Explosive siting.
- § 420.65 Separation distance requirements for handling division 1.1 and 1.3 explosives.
- § 420.66 Separation distance requirements for storage of hydrogen peroxide, hydrazine, and liquid hydrogen and any incompatible energetic liquids stored within an intraline distance.
- § 420.67 Separation distance requirements for handling incompatible energetic liquids that are co-located.
- § 420.69 Separation distance requirements for co-location of division 1.1 and 1.3 explosives with liquid propellants.
- § 420.70 Separation distance measurement requirements.
- § 420.71 Lightning protection.
Appendices & SFARs
- App Appendix A to Part 420—Method for Defining a Flight Corridor
- App Appendix B to Part 420—Method for Defining a Flight Corridor
- App Appendix C to Part 420—Risk Analysis
- App Appendix D to Part 420—Impact Dispersion Areas and Casualty Expectancy Estimate for an Unguided Suborbital Launch Vehicle
- App Appendix E to Part 420—Tables for Explosive Site Plan
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