ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 16458 First edition 2004-01-15 Space systems Unmanned spacecraft transportation General requirements Systemes spatiaux - Transport des vehicules spatiaux non habites . Exigencesgenerales Reference number ISO 16458:2004(E) ISO @ ISO 2004 yIHSunder Not for Resale ISO 16458:2004(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In @ISO2004 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56.CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland CoyhatioaganizatiStadardizai @ISO2004-All rights reserved Not for Resale ISO 16458:2004(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. so collaborates closely ywith the InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2 The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 16458 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 20, Aircraft and space vehicles, Subcommittee Sc 14, Space systems and operations. ii ISO 16458:2004(E) Introduction International cooperation in space system design and operation determines how a spacecraft (sC) and its hardware are transported, such as transportation of the SC with hardware for integration with the launch vehicles. To ensure that the problems of ground transportation of the SC and its hardware will not hinder the developmentofinternationalcooperation transportation should not require excessive or unusual preparation of the SC and its hardware, and transportation should be based on the available civilian or military transport facilities. It would be ideal to develop international transportation requirements for all sC and all types of transportation modes. However, development of such requirements for all areas and all SC of other countries is difficult; so the following general requirements should be established initially: the environment for the SC transportation; the loads from all transportation modes; the rules for the Sc loading, transportation, and unloading. This International Standard contains a list of requirements for different types of transport (rail, road, air, and water) @ ISO 2004 - All rights reserved nal Organization for Standardizatior INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 16458:2004(E) Space systems Unmanned spacecraft transportation - General requirements 1 Scope This Inter