A-93-103
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION: REQUIRE, AS PART OF ELV LAUNCH PLANNING DOCUMENTATION: FOR LAUNCHES FROM REMOTE SITES OR AIRCRAFT, A PLAN TO ASSURE THAT ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPTIONS RESULTING FROM ANTENNA PATTERNS ARE IMPROBABLE. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR TOLERABLE INTERRUPTIONS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSIENT CONDITIONS SUCH AS AIRCRAFT MANEUVERS.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The NTSB asks Orbital Sciences Corporation to include in its ELV launch planning documentation a plan ensuring that essential communications interruptions due to antenna patterns are improbable for launches from remote sites or aircraft, and to consider tolerable interruptions from transient conditions such as aircraft maneuvers.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | May 9, 1994 |
| NTSB number | 80025 |
| Addressees | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).