What US FAA 14 CFR Part 415 Launch License Policy Review and Approval Process Legacy Framework Now Superseded by Part 450 for New Licenses requires
14 CFR Part 415 implements the United States Federal Aviation Administration legacy launch license framework governing launches from federal launch sites and non-federal launch sites organised in operative subparts covering Subpart A General with applicability scope and definitions, Subpart B Policy Review and Approval requiring policy review for foreign policy national security and US international obligations implications, Subpart C Safety Review and Approval establishing system safety analysis maximum probable loss and population protection requirements, Subpart D Payload Review and Determination requiring foreign policy national security and public health and safety reviews of each payload, Subpart E Environmental Review under NEPA including categorical exclusions environmental assessments and environmental impact statements, Subpart F Financial Responsibility Requirements implementing the maximum probable loss insurance regime, and additional subparts on safety system requirements unique to expendable launch vehicles. Operators with existing Part 415 licenses had until March 2026 to transition to the unified Part 450 framework with no new Part 415 licenses being issued post-transition.
Pillar: Space & Satellite Law · Authority: US Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation and US Government Publishing Office (eCFR) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.faa.gov/space/streamlined_launch_reentry_licensing
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- 14 CFR Part 415 Launch License https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-III/subchapter-C/part-415
- Subpart B Policy Review and Approval https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-III/subchapter-C/part-415/subpart-B
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