14 CFR 420.25
§ 420.25 Launch site location review—risk analysis.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 420.25, § 420.25 Launch site location review—risk analysis, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/59687
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(a) If a flight corridor or impact dispersion area defined by § 420.23 contains a populated area, the applicant shall estimate the casualty expectation associated with the flight corridor or impact dispersion area. An applicant shall use the methodology provided in appendix C to this part for guided orbital or suborbital expendable launch vehicles and appendix D for unguided suborbital launch vehicles.
(b) For licensed launches, the FAA will not approve the location of the proposed launch point if the estimated expected casualty exceeds 1 × 10−4.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.