ISO 14625:2023

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14625
Third edition
2023-01
Space systems — Ground support
equipment for use at launch,
landing or retrieval sites — General
requirements
Systèmes spatiaux — Équipements de soutien au sol utilisés sur les
sites de lancement, d'atterrissage ou de récupération — Exigences
générales
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword . vi
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms . 2
3.1 Terms and definitions . 2
3.2 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 4
4 General . 4
5 Functional designations . 4
5.1 General . 4
5.2 Servicing GSE . 5
5.3 Checkout and test GSE . 5
5.4 Handling and transportation GSE . 5
5.5 Auxiliary GSE . 5
5.6 Umbilical GSE . 5
6 Characteristics . 5
6.1 Performance characteristics . 5
6.1.1 Operability . 5
6.1.2 Interfaces . 5
6.1.3 Producibility . . 5
6.2 Physical characteristics . 6
6.2.1 Limited life . 6
6.2.2 Useful life . 6
6.2.3 Protective coating . 6
6.2.4 Colours . . . 6
6.2.5 Metric system . 6
6.2.6 Redundancy . 6
6.3 Reliability . 6
6.4 Maintainability . 7
6.5 Environmental conditions . 7
6.5.1 General . 7
6.5.2 Natural environment . 7
6.5.3 Launch-induced environment . 7
6.5.4 Controlled interior environment . 7
6.5.5 Controlled clean environment . 7
6.5.6 Uncontrolled interior environment . 7
6.5.7 Fire/explosion hazard environment . 7
6.5.8 Environmental test methods . 8
6.5.9 Seismic environment . 8
6.6 Transportability . 8
7 Documentation . 8
7.1 Drawings and specifications . 8
7.2 Technical documentation . 8
7.3 Operations and maintenance documentation (OMD) . 8
8 Supply support .8
9 Personnel and training .8
10 Qualification . 9
11 Quality assurance . 9
11.1 General . 9
11.2 Responsibility for verification . 9
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11.3 Testing . 9
11.3.1 General . 9
11.3.2 Load test . 10
11.3.3 Non-destructive test (NDT) . 10
11.3.4 Test reports . 10
11.3.5 Instrumentation calibration . 10
11.4 Quality conformance verification . 10
11.5 Checkout and maintenance . 10
11.6 Quality problems management . . 11
12 Packaging.11
12.1 Preservation and packaging . 11
12.2 Shipping containers . 11
12.3 Weight and size . 11
12.4 Parts protection . 11
12.5 Precision clean parts. 11
12.6 Marking . 11
12.7 Environmental recording instruments . 11
12.8 Transportation and storage . 11
13 Design and construction requirements .12
13.1 Structural design .12
13.1.1 Structural steel
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