ISO 26870:2022 PDF Download

The standards for the format, nomenclature, and content of operational papers used at launch pads and integration sites are outlined in ISO 26870:2022. When designing, developing, installing, testing, activating, or operating a launch pad or integration site, for example, this requirement explicitly applies when there is international participation, partnership, or cooperation.

The standard covers a variety of situations, such as the installation, testing, activation, or use of a launch pad or integration site inside the borders of one nation even though it was made in another. It also holds true for collaborative operations, such as when machinery from one nation is incorporated into a launch pad or integration site created by a different nation. The guideline also covers the instruction of workers from one nation working on launch pads or integration sites by professionals from another nation.

The production and use of operational papers for diverse international launch pad and integration site operations are covered by the standard. These tasks include setting up the integration site's equipment to receive spacecraft and space vehicles, setting up the launch pad's equipment and the space complex for space vehicle launches, launching the spacecraft itself, and maintaining the integration site and launch pad afterward.