FALCON USER’S GUIDE BPSK ................................................................................................................................................................ binary phase shift keying C3 .............................................................................................................................................. characteristic energy (escape energy) CAD ..................................................................................................................................................................... computer-aided design CCAFS ............................................................................................................................................. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CRS ....................................................................................................................................................... Commercial Resupply Services DSSS ................................................................................................................................................ direct-sequence spread spectrum EELV ................................................................................................................................................ evolved expendable launch vehicle EGSE ........................................................................................................................................... electrical ground support equipment ESPA ................................................................................................................................................. EELV secondary payload adapter FAA ....................................................................................................................................................... Federal Aviation Administration FM ......................................................................................................................................................................... frequency modulation GN ................................................................................................................................................................................. gaseous nitrogen 2 GPS ............................................................................................................................................................... Global Positioning System GSE ............................................................................................................................................................... ground support equipment GSO ........................................................................................................................................................................ geosynchronous orbit GTO ........................................................................................................................................................ geosynchronous transfer orbit HEO ........................................................................................................................................................................... highly elliptical orbit HITL ........................................................................................................................................................................ Hardware-in-the-loop HVAC ..................................................................................................................................... heating, ventilation and air conditioning ICD ................................................................................................................................................................ interface control document IP ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Internet protocol IRIG .................................................................................................................................................. inter-range instrumentation group ISS ................................................................................................................................................................ International Space Station LAX ..................................................................................................................................................... Los Angeles International Airport LEO ...................................................................................................................................................................................... low Earth orbit LOX .........................................................................................................................................................................................liquid oxygen LV ........................................................................................................................................................................................ launch vehicle LVLH ......................................................................................................................................................... local vertical/local horizontal M1D................................................................................................................................................................................. Merlin 1D engine Max Q ....................................................................................................................................................... maximum dynamic pressure MECO ......................................................................................................................................................................... main engine cut-off MPE ................................................................................................................................................... maximum predicted environment MVac .................................................................................................................................................................................. Merlin Vacuum © Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 67 SpaceX Proprietary and Competition-Sensitive Information.