FALCON USER’S GUIDE 4.3.4 Shock ..................................................................................................................................................................................................25 4.3.5 Random Vibration ............................................................................................................................................................................25 4.3.6 Electromagnetic ...............................................................................................................................................................................28 4.3.7 Fairing Internal Pressure ................................................................................................................................................................34 4.3.8 Payload Temperature Exposure during Flight ............................................................................................................................ 34 4.3.9 Free Molecular Heating ..................................................................................................................................................................34 Environmental Compatibility Verification ..................................................................................................................... 35 5 INTERFACES ......................................................................................................................36 Mechanical Interfaces ...................................................................................................................................................... 36 5.1.1 Payload Adapters and Separation Systems ............................................................................................................................... 36 5.1.2 Payload Fairing .................................................................................................................................................................................36 Electrical Interfaces .......................................................................................................................................................... 38 5.2.1 Connectivity during Payload Processing and on Launch Pad ................................................................................................ 38 5.2.2 Falcon-to-Payload Command Interface ......................................................................................................................................40 5.2.3 Timing Services ................................................................................................................................................................................40 Interface Compatibility Verification Requirements .................................................................................................... 40 6 FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................... 41 SpaceX East Coast Launch Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 41 6.1.1 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida .................................................................................................................................. 41 6.1.2 Kennedy Space Center, Florida ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 6.1.3 CCAFS & KSC Personnel Accommodations ............................................................................................................................... 42 Vandenberg Air Force Base, California ......................................................................................................................... 44 6.2.1 VAFB Personnel Accommodations .............................................................................................................................................. 45 Headquarters—Hawthorne, CA ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Rocket Development Facility—McGregor, TX .............................................................................................................. 47 Government Outreach and Legal Affairs—Washington, DC ..................................................................................... 47 7 MISSION INTEGRATION AND SERVICES ................................................................... 48 Contracting ......................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Mission Management ...................................................................................................................................................... 48 Standard Services ............................................................................................................................................................. 49 Schedule ............................................................................................................................................................................. 50 Customer Deliverables ..................................................................................................................................................... 50 8 OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................................52 Overview and Schedule .................................................................................................................................................... 52 Spacecraft Delivery and Transportation ....................................................................................................................... 52 © Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 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